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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. [Tanovon RKUTER' ADENCY.] AMERICA AND THE PEACE TREATY

NEW COMPROMISE RESERVA TIONS.

WASHINGTON. March eth. Efforts, are now being made, to pass certain compromise reservations to the Peace Trents, including a revised reserva - tion tu Article 10 whereby military forces and other specific zencies would be namel as the means "which the United States would decline to use in order to preserve the integrity of the other mem- bers of the League.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 18IN, 1920.

EARLIER CABLES. AN APPEAL TO THE WORLD FROM THE RED CROSS LEAGUE.

LONDON, March 10th.

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The first General Council of the League of the Red Cross Society has been con- It was attended by cluded at Geneva. delegates from twenty-seven countrica.

At the first Conference, the Chairman stated that the object was to develop a plan for calling upon the whole world, through the Red Cross Societies, to co operate in the immediate relief of millions of people powerless to help themselves.

Sir David Renderson, Director-General of the League, give an account of the League's. activities since its foundation, emphasising that it had relieved the needs of Poland and Czecho-Slovakia by supply Senator Knox is introducing a new reservation designed to prevent furthering large quantities of medicines, food and clothes in combating a serious out- Extension of credit th foreign Govern- ments without the approval of Congerss, break of typhus,

The reservation declaring that the Reparations Commission must not inter-

States and tertiany without the consent of the former has been re-adopted by 42

Toke to

"BRAZIL PROTESTS AUAINST

The final meeting of the League decided to take action for the repatriation of the

The contributions in aid of Polish relief included a gift valued at £27,000 from Australia.

FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

THROUCH EBUTER'S AGENCY."] CHINESE LABOUR OF BRITISH SHIPS.

LONDON, March 7th, A deputation of the Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Union Congress and the National Sailors and Firemen's

NATIONAL SHIPYARDS.

A HEAVY LOSS.

CRITICISM OF SCHEME"

Ministry, and, in addition, large, numbers of neutral vessels, either hired or requisi. tioned, and the enemy mercantile ships The Ministry of Shipping supplied the In their final report, the House of Com-transport required by the Admiralty and mons Select Committee on National the War Office, and continues to do so. Clains for total teases ul skips palų bý Expenditure raview in detail the opera

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Bay Bounted tions of the Ministry of Shipping, whose 100,, "and claims outstanding on work as a whole, they find, has been per- formed with remarkable efficiency. The main subject of criticism in the report, was is the expenditure on the national ship

in to the President of the Board of Trade, in regard to the employment of yards, which were Chinese, labour on, British ships, pointed out that the number of Chinese seamen rollows on British ships had increased from 8.182]

The Seamen's Union urge that if ship- owners are compelled to pay the same rates to Chinese workers as to the British the number of the Chinese employed on ships would be considerably reduced. Sir Auckland Geddes, repiring

transferred to the

Ministry in November, 1918. - On this enterprise the Committee comment as

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for

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Neutral tonnage

the Allies, who refunded to the Ministry all charges incurred.

From stalement submitted by the Ministry of Saipping, it appears that 139 uhips have been sold to British owners, and 153 ships have been sold abroad, in- cluding commitments. Thred steel steam-

heavy loss on the sale of the wouden remain unsold; there will be very steamers, but a profit on che steel vessels. The realised proft on sales of ships to tale is 4038,712. Allowing for the esti- poden steamers, and mated low on saven the profit on three steel steamers utisald the estimated net prot on the wine of the above transactions is 13,7V TO this sum at be added an estimated profit of £1,203,000 on the sale of the V type ships; making an estimated profe on the sale of the ships of £1,496, 742.

718

vills acceding ure Theunsateratze,

being pige kunoni, un neutra) tonnage nired. about requisitbuck

Daten tonnage was re- quisimone and munned by British crews. agruent with the suipping assoem, tons about one mlion tons of Norwegian

During the war 20 contracts were sutpping was hired, and 250,000 tons or Swedish shipping; the whole of the Greek placed by the Ministry of Shipping' for Vessels. Ut tonnage was also hired. The rates paid construction of merchant The loss on the whole of these under-

neutral tonnage were very high, these, 258 have been completed, twenty-two takings must be very heavy! Our Sub-

Taking a tradu steamier of over 8,000 are under construction, 2 have been in 1914 to 14,24 in 1915, and it is estimat-Committee was unable to obtain any re

tons tea weight as a typical case taken over by new ownery prior to con ed that over 12,000 British seamen are unliable estimate as to the amount likely British ship requisitioned under Bluepletion, and eighty-eight contracts hav

Been dancelled since the Armistice. to be secured from realisations. We are Book rates receiped se."per dead ton employed at present,

of opinion that the scheme for building per month: a Grek ship, 30s. per dead contracts were placed for the construction Fabricated ships on a great scale was justi ton: a Swedish and Norwegian ship, its machinery; of these 121 contracts have fable during the stress of war. It was stated that if the yards had been corn 458; and a Dutch ship. 418. Od. Under a cancelled since the Armistice. la pleted as finally contemplated one and a 4,000 tons the revised British Blue Book respect of those contracts ninety-seven f ship per week-could have been launch-fat was from 9st to ls, a mouth, accord-elain for compensation have been id githant difficulty, that is, seventy eighting to size, the Greek rate 30s, the Danish received amounting to £350,000; Jurty- rate 438., and the Swedish and Norwegian nine of these claims have been lijuidated ships of 0,500. tons each per annum, a rate 168, to das. In addition, all Belgiant & cost to the Department of £32,5042

Discussing Are drrangement under valuable contrisation to the construction hips available were controlled by the of 3,100,000 tons of mercantile shipping Ministry of Shipping.

which the Ministry disposed of lurgs

Committee state that, as the Muestry" found that saips were becoming dubeufs fore in the trade between the Uniter war prisoners still in Siberia and Russia Pressed surprise that the Act passed bast per annum," which was aimed at in the was employed chiefly in the service of numbers of ships to Lord Inchrape, Lis

session that no alien should be employed later period of the war.

We do not consider that there was on a British ship at a less rate of pay than sufficient organisation or control over the

Since March last the release of British to sit, it was decided to offer to cancel a British subject was not yet effective. expenditure, especially during the later ships, from requisition has proceeded the contracts for vessels building uns ph period, immediately preceding the armis rapidly. The Contreller retins his payment by the shipbuilders or sums paid ROME-TO-TOKIO FLIGHT... tice, and in some details the scherze w powers under the Defence of the flealm them on account. A number of eur extravagant in its conception, and as the Act, which he exercises by licensing abips number of them were left on the hands tracta were a disposed of, bus large work progressed the idea to proceed to proceed on the voyages, In this way KARACHI, March 1st.

of the Ministry. rapidly regardless of cost prevailed.ships are directed to proceed to the ports In February last 100 ships of 8,000 The Italian airman, Lieut. Ferrarin, reviewing the actions of those responsible where cargoes for the Food Controller ind participating in the Rome-to-Tokio for the national shipyards and those another essential commodities are. Avails and upwards were offered to Lord gaged in the direction and management, able Government cargoes are still car. Inchcape and one or two others associated with him. Lord Inchcape took over the flight, left Bunder Abbas this morning for every possible allowance must be made forried at Blue-Book rates. Karachi, bat was fôrod to return owing the difficulties of the situation which had has control of enemy prizes, and of the contracts of these ships from the Ministrs, accepting the condition that he should pay 10 be given to them for the zeal and energy

to Huffer them to the British chipowners who engine trouble and restarted at nou displayed in pushing forward the work. Aristice, to the United Kingdom. Have the actual cost price, and that he should After giving due Weight to these ing regard to the extraordinary pressure hak lost ships in proportion to therr siderations, your Committee of opinion of the conditions of the war, and the vast losses, and sell them without making a for Charbar.

that there ought to huge been a more care

and complicated nature of the business profit himself. On the other hand, if they fal control of expenditure, and that the which had to be transacted in the manage were sold at a loss, he should bear tin confusion in the accounts which has been ment of merchant tonnage, the Committee loss. The amount payable by Lord revealed cannot be excred for any reasons which came under the notice of our Sub-consider that the financial arrangements Inchcape to the Ministry of Shipping of the Ministry have been satisfactory, under this agreement was. £5,664,600, Committee.

The total expenditure upon national When the loss of merchant tonnage be- which has been duly paid, and it is under The latest reports from Constantinople,

shipyards was estimated in September,

came great, a scheme was entered into forstood that all the ships under this agree In April these measure of political defence and seek sup-conservatively estimate the Armenians pletel. The first detachments will be 1010. to be 26,190,000, including a sum of the extension of shipyards, either by meen have been sold to British owners 20

£451.333 required to complete the then

was a second agreement dealing with ships. existing programme clearing up, ste laying down new slips or by the exten agreed in the contracts. Japan is deeply concerned at the rapid The scheme finally approved would have ion of the shops, and provision of more building of 2,000 tons to 3.000 tons on

machinery. One hundred and fifty-three. provided for thirty-six slipways in the schemes were approved, and £1,000,000xactly the same terins. In this way all recourse to considerable prevarication inspread of Bolshevion and desires the crear three yards at Chepstow, Beachley, and has been expended in free grants-in-aid the ships building in the United Kingdom Pertbury, with settlement houses for The first fabricated ship was laid down workmen and a great power station. in the Chepstow yard in October, 1918. It is stated that the slipway was not con- ploted, and the ship was laid down pre-

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM.

BIO DE JANEIRO, March 7th.

the United States Commenting Senate's approval of the reservations re garding the Monroe Doctrine the Bais protests, against what it describes as an Ampt ou

TURKEY. AMERICAN APPEAL TO BRITAIN AND FRANCE,

LONDON, March 8th. As regards the occupation of Constan- the sovereignty of Latintinople, it is pointed out that there is not Americs, and says that it upholds Pan- dunger of the British embarking upon Americanism: based equally on all Ameri. any fresh military activities without the pan States, and, if American democracy support of the Allies, who are discusing the measures that may be recessary to dors not repudiate the intolerable Im perintis Pac-Americanisin of Senator bring the Turkish Nationalists to order

in Anatolia Lodge Brazil and South America must resort to latin alliance në a legitimate

port outside the American Continent.

NEW CABLE TO BOMBAY, TO BE IN WORKING ORDER SOON.

LONDON, March 5th. The Eastern Extension Australasia and Ubion Telegraph Co., Ltd, anticipate that the new cable to Bombay will be com

massacred at Marash at 16,000 at least and indicate that the Porte is having

order to suppress the truth.

Meanwhile, a number of distinguished Americans, including Cardinal Gibbons and the former Ambassador to Germany, Mr. Gerard, have telegraphed to

the

JAPAN'S CONCERN. AT. PROGRESS

-OF BOLSHEVISM..

New Yoax, arch 6th Arrangements for the tacuation of the Japanese from Siberia have been com

leaving Vladivostock on March 3rd.

The Ministry

PROFITS AND LOSSES.

tion of a buffer State between Japan and

to mort expenditure on extensions. The to the order of the Ministry of 2,000 tons Committee consider that the sum expend and upwards were disposed of, and instal- ments paid on the building contracts were Soviet Russia. It is believed that this will

ed was justified, and that is now rep repaid to the Ministry. sents a valuable asset in the national

"There was a third agreement with be made ons of the first considerations in

Lord Inchcape. whigh dealt with forty the future Russo-Japanese relations,

Construction of concrete acts began steamships built and running which the It is reported that Seminoff and Horsal relyAfter the transfer in Novem-in February, 1918, 154 tugs and concrete Ministry had not been able to dispose of

resources.

-picted by May and will be in working Times appealing to the French and are forming a Government under Japan-ber, 1918. of the shipyards, together with barges being ordered. At the time of the After discussion Lord Inchcape took

prder before the Monsoon..

JAPANESE SQUADRON.

ARRIVAL AT TOULON.

TUULOS, March "Oth The Japanese Squadron, under Admiral lloriuchi, has arrived here from Malta,

ANOTHER STRIKE AT BOMBAY. -MOVEMENT LIKELY TO SPREAD,

BOMBAY, March 2nd.

Several thousand cotton-mill workers. "have come out on strike owing to the non- payment of wages to the previous strikers,

Leared.

AMERICAN NAVAL

DECORATIONS. BENATE COMMITTEE'S MAJORITY

REPORT.

British in favour of the expulsion of the

and autonomy for Armenia

THE AMERICAN NAVÝ. BIG EXPENDITURE CONTEM- PLATED.

LONDON, March 8th, The Daily Fors correspondent 22 Now York says it appears from Mr. Josephia Daniels' naval policy, firstly. that

Дету vessels:

probable. It includes only two battle ships and one battlecruiser, despite the fact that Mr. Daniels is convinced that Dreadnoughts are the backbone of naval efficiency. This is due to the fact that

auspices

A Bolshevik rising is

steaming thither.

CANTON NEWS

ра

THE CRISIS IN KWANDTUNG.

the whole of Lord Pizric's Department, armistice one concrete barge of 1,000 tons

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The Committee are of opinion that ther

to the State.

under the pre-1918 programme two battle. Li Lieu-kwan bas sent a message to the be realised, and the Sub-Committed wis experiment, and the expectations as to appropriaiona-in-aïd, and in this conne

WASHINGTON, March 7th. The Majority Report of the Senate Com- bittes

on war decoration, for American ships are completing, while the 1916 pro-

nurul officers "upholds Admirals Sims' fagrammer provided ten battleships and six under the orders of Tong Kai-yew, the No probable purchasers have yet appeared the Shipping Controller was not responture ought to be anplied to the current

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to the general direction of the Shipping had been completed and 4 were under these ships over at 25. a ton, less per cent. per annum depreciation. Tha Turkish Government from Costantinople portel from Sakhalin and warships are Controller, steps were taken to investigate construction. At the end of July last 19 British-built ships comprised in thi the position, and in January it was decid vessels had been delivered and 15 launch transaction appear to have realised con ed to close down all work at the earliest ed. The total number of barges to be siderable profits: A typical caso is that possible date except the completion of six completed is 54 and 12 tugs. Two

of asteazor which cost £143,813, and berths in the Chepstow yard. An account barges were wrecked, and two have been

d under -Agreement way Aat, with a special staff, was sent down suns, but are probably recoverable. in February to investigate the financial. The expectations of constructing these les 7 per cent, depreciation, at the March-12th.

position. It was found that the accounts vessels entirely with unskilled about have handing over. On the other hand, a were in great confusion-the costs had

not been fulfilled, and the cost has been number of expensive foreign built ships. The fighting between the Kwangsi and not been properly allocated to the various very much higher than anticipated. It were included in this scale; of these me the Funnanese troops in the Szewui dis-parts of the work, no proper ledger is stated that the cost of a steel barge of steamer cost £816,458, and was sold for account had been kept of the stores and similar capacity would be £17,000 to 250,375, and another foreign-built ship. trict of the North River region, and in materials received and issued, and great £18,000. A heavy loss will be incurred. et 501,30 and was sold at £274,000 ... the West River region near Samshiui, con- difficulty had been experienced in tracing The catigated loss on this scheme shown There was a loss of approximately

what had actually been, ordered and to to our sub-committe was 19,743,500. All million pounds on the third agreement. if the Treaty is rejected outright, he tinues, while the bendits in various whom delivered The state of affairs was possible care appears to have been taken but it should be observed that. Lord to minimise this loss on account of the Inchcape, under the terms of agreement, undertool to sell these ships, to British proposes a repetition of the three-year places, taking advantage of the unrest,mplicated by employment of three different classes of labour-namely, mili- schedule authorised in 1918; and secondly, are looting everywhere. The demobilised tary labour, prisoners of war, and civil disposal of the yards and the concrete shipowners; if any profit were made on

Vessels. Some of the barges have been

among the British purchasers of the forty- disturbances, and have occupied the whole A contract for the hire of accommoda-sold, and officers have been disposed of the sale it was to be divided pro rat

under a hire purchase agreement. It is. workers not sympathising with the strike if the Treaty is delayed, he proposes the Shiuhing troops are said to have created labour, cach under separate control.

tion at Portishead for fitting out ships stated that those new in service are work ships, and Lord Inchcane was to make being stoned. Extension of the trouble is appropriation of £39,000,000 on sixty-nine of the Sanhing district. These troops are was entered into for a period of five years ing. satisfactorily for short sea, trame, no profit of any kind, The result of the aproaching to attack Shishing, where at a rent of £21.000 per annum. There is The second course is considered most martial law has been proclaimed. The no break alause in the lease. Considerable wo barges and a tug present certain ad-sales of the third agreement is not yet-

xpenditure was incurred at Portisheadvantages, and can be worked economically

AK & uait. situation in the East River region is in the erection of sheds and cranes. The

The Committee are of opinion that an course adopted by the Controller serious owing to the activity of bandits, latter are removable, and negotiations are experiment in concrete construction was justified, and that be the action he volt

in progress to liquidate this liability. and the Director of the Canton Kowloon

The Committee are of opinion that the justifiable under the conditions of the Lord Inchcape rendered valuable servic winter 1017-18. The Achemo. however, It is added that very large mums are was conceived on a sale too great for an estimated to sccrue to the Ministry as Railway (Chinese Section) has asked for correct policy has been adopted by the additional troops to protect the railway. Ministry of Shipping The assets should

the rate of construction and the employ tion the Committes expres the pinimy informed that active negotiations are in

ment of unskilled labour failed At the that no part of the realisation of nat time the concrete vessels were ordered which were acquired by capital expendi- Military Government saying that he is progress for the sale of Chepstow Yard, for the sites of Portbury and Benchley. one else; It is possibly that the latter site may be sible for merchant ship construction. I working expenses of the year without the 'battleeruïm:s superior to any similar Yunnan Tuchun, and

Bod that bo would fight to a capable of development in connection with appears that the scheme was undertaken sanction of Farliament,

by the first Lord of the Admiralty and vessels aBoat,,

fajsh The messenger refused to the great power station erected there..

the Director of Auxiliary Shipbuilding

THE WAR OFFICE. Dealing generally with the work of the at the instance of the Ministry of Muni- AMERICA AND THE ADRIATIC say, where Li Lish-kwan is, but be

PRESIDENT WILSON'S VIEWS. went to Hongkong, and this leads many Ministry, the Committee state that the tions.

to believe that Li Liel-kwan is also in policy of the Shipping Controller since WASHINGTON, March 7th. - Hongkong. The naval leaders of the 1st the armistice has been 10 restore shipping Squadron at a special meeting held in the as rapidly as possible to normal corner President Wilson's Adriatio reply de- Dutch Folly, decided to address & note cial conditions. This policy is afected FOR NEEDY EUROPEAN lines to age to the withdrawal of the of warning to Mok about his action by the operations of other departments, against the Yunnanese troopa The and particularly by the Ministry of Food, juint Memorandum of December 9th and cruisers and gunboats of the Equadron are the Admiralty, and the War Offer It WHEAT INSTEAD OF MONEY FROM reiterates that the United States does not concentrating at Whampao and orders ia stated that any extension of these ope estimates that there will be a total net Brade, at the age of 55, is due entirety.

approve of the application of the Pact have been given after the delivery of the rations would react most unfavourably note to the Tuchun today, to the officers upon the freight market, and any re of London except it is convinced that the and crews, to be ready for emergency luxation would correspondingly facilitate terms thereof are intrinsically just, and calls The Tachan has replaced the the efforts of the Shipping Controller to consistent with the maintenance of peace guards of the Military Government by restore shipping to normal commercial and order in South Eastern Europe. If Kwangtung troops. Even the Ministers conditions. Siz Joseph Maclay stated in Italy and Jugo-Slavia prefer to abandon are searched by the Kwangai troops, both his evidence that one of the chief causes the idea of a buffer State and entrust the going and coming from the Chamber. of delay in returning to normal condi sesereignty of Fiume to the League of The Peking Government has asked the tions is the congestion at the ports, owing Nations without either Italian or Jugo Canton authorities to re-establish good to which the efficiency of British shipping Two hundred standard ships have been Slavian control, the United States is relations between the Kwangai and the is reduced by at least 30 per cent. Gov-sold to Allies and foreigners, 144. ships agreeable and willing to leave them to Yunnanese troops.

ernment cargos como piling into the were sold to Allies under commitments, determine the Italo-Jugo Blav frontier.

principal poris and accumulate instead of and 56, includiar 16 wooden steamers, rapidly pasing through to numerous pur were sold in addition to commitments The Waichaopo of the Military Govern chasers in fifferent parts of the country.te into during the war, to replace mert nating upon the request of the Ships are delayed many days in the port pet shins A number of vasaris were tween the United Kingdom and certain Dutch Consul, who has asked for per instead of discharging promptly and built abroad to the order of the Ministry mission to allow Germans to return to

Before of Shipping: ̈ Canton, has notified the Civil Governor proceeding with their voyages. that Austrians and Germans are only the war sixty million tons of imports were allowed to return to China, by special dealt with annually without congestion permission. On entering China the Auer delay; at the present time imports at trians and the Germans must report them the rate of forty million tons annually solyce to the local authorities. It is said are being tandlel with difficulty, that those who are coming to Canton are the managers of the former German firms Carlowitz and Brockmann and some other Jbusinessmen,

coutention that Mr. Daniels policy in decorating officers who lost ships would be detrimental to the interests of the Navy, but all reports ngree that no per manent harm has been done to the morale of the Navy.

COUNTRIES.

AMERICA. WABBINGTON, March 7th. “The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has passed "a résolution authorising the Government Grain Corporation to sell five-million bushels of wheat to needy European coun- trice on credit. The wheat will be offered as a substitute for the Treasury Depart mant's proponit to lend $50,000,000÷t0| Austria, Poland and Armenia..

"

REPARATIONS,

FRANCE'S FIRM ATTITUDE TOWARDS GERMANY. COTTON SUBSIDY WANTED.

PARIS, March 8th. Reuter now informs us that the cotton The French Government has requested deputation which Mr. Lloyd George has further modifications in the Economic consented to receive (referred to in a Memorandum dealing with the abroga- telegram which appeared in our jenter- tion of the extension of time for payment day's ice) would plead for a larger sub- of the German indemnities. Press com- aidy than £10,000-end not: £10,000,000-mentators emphasise that reparation must which the Government offered annually precede the economic reconstruction of

Germany. for five years,

GERMANS RETURNING TO CANTON.

CONGESTION AT THE PORTA,

At the time of the armistion practically the whole of the British mercantile ton- nage over 300 tons carrying capacity was requisitioned and under the control of the

Fourteen fabricated ships are completed It is now offically anounced that, acting or being built. In addition, five ships of under medical advice, Sir Regina the N type wern.built, or are building, Brade, GC.B., has retired from the Civit.

has appointed Sir Herbert Creedy in shipyards. All the ships completed Service. The Secretary of State for War After allowing for War Office and Secretary of the Ange or building have been said to British or K.C.B. C.V.O., to he Secretary of the foreign owner's.

stimated lass of 200 on the parts of Council in succession to Bir Reginald three ships bold, the Ministry of Shipping Brade. The retirement of Sir Regind profit of £1,503,000 on these transactions to the fact that his health, has broken The Committee are of opinion that the down owing to his exertions at the War during the Great War. Biz, construction of fabricated ships was fully Uttice when the decision was taker, and "they of France for the purpose of recuperate justified by the circumstances of the time Reginald intends to proceed to the Sont consider that the liquidation of the scheme ing, and in the event of his health being bas boob managed to the public advan re-established, it is understood that be

will return to England and offer big ter tage.

vices to the Government. It is highly LORD INCECAPE'S PURCHASER.

probable that he will then be offered a diplomatic appointment.

Where Built

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U.S.A.

Japan China Canada

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No. of Average (last Vennels, per tun D.W.

13

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44

Hongkong

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28, d.

45.7.10

44.17. 8 41, 0, 0,

20.10. 0

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CASH ON DELIVERY PARCELS

The arrangements for the exchange be British Possessions of parcels marked jus the collection of trade charges have been revised and extended, and an entirely new service was brought into force on January 1st. The new service, which will he restricted to parcels only, will.extend to New Zealand, Egypt, and most of the British Possesions which participate in the existing cash on delivery, servies. “ a well as to Denmark, France, and Brit serland.

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