The Blue Book for 19.0 is issued, and provides much foot for thought. Pros perity is the note of the year. The gross (ea trade shows ai increase of nearly Tu this use coal p'ays an important part, but without sain to Britistr trade, Despite its increased price Japanese coal has been imported to the extent of 162,000 tons over last year's figures: while Cardiff and Australian coals have decreased by a total of 33,000 tons in the same time.
We INCREASE OF GERMAN-HOME TRADE, The Report. strikes another of those notes of warning which are a feature of every Consular and Commercial Return loalay. Formerly the trade of Bangkok was mainly Britith—80 per cent being ander the ved ensign, Ty-day Germany cads with 44 per cent of ding, while the British share fies dwindle 1 088%. In value the tide figures of that tort come out thus 2
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