Tu Messrs. Ibert & Co's, market report this week we read the following "The present impasse in, trade with Manchuria continues, but when it is considered that the quantity of gools on order which still to come fo: lessening, and that months of last year about equal to the present volume of stocks now in the godowns, the causes which contribute fo this lack of trade cannot restrain actual consumptive demand for an indefinitely lengthy period.
"Duriag the week, thero has been much private and néwapsper discus-jon, based upon the investigations by the four Shanghai merchants with regard to trade in Manchuria, as published in our last issue, 4 propos of which it may be pertinent TIL. Clause 2 of th Portamouth Convention, being a pledge by Japan and Raseia to res ore entirely and completely to the exclusive administration of (hina all portions of Manchuria now in occupation or under control of the Japanese or Kussian troops. Further, in Article: Japan and Russia reciprocally engage not to obstruct any general measures common to all countries arkich Orig unal from
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