London, Jan. 23. Reuver's informed from a the' Swedish restriction on the export of chemical wood-pulp was nep a reprisal against any one.
London, Jan. $2. "The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London declares that the Prohibition of the export of wood-pulp from Sweden applies only to chemical and not to mechanical pulp and licences for the exportation of the former can be obtained.
The papers express the opinion that this modification of the Order The incident is cited as another example of the folly of Great Britain depending on foreign countries for important necessaries which can be produced within the Empire.
The Imperial Institute. dwells on the fact that paper-making materials could be supplied by many parte of the Empire, especially by India. It points out that in Central and Northern India enormous forest areas are covered with w grasses which yield a pulp of first-close quality. In Mysore the forests already explored would yield 60,000 tons of grasses a year for paper material. For these purposes large tracts of bamboo are also available in Lower Burma and Southern India. Major-General Raitt, letter to "The Times," says that it is estimated that in Burma alone the bamboo areas within economic range of river transport could produce twelve million tons of pulp a year.
The "Manchester Courier,"" which was established in 1825, ai nounces its approaching suspension of publication, owing to the dearness of paper.
Jan. 23.
The Manchester Guardian" says that a sensational statement may be expected to be made in Parliament to-morrow when Sweden's prohibition of the export of paper-pulp will be raised.
The "Weekly Despatch" says that the Government has decided on drastic steps with regard to shipping and it may safely be said that there will be no imported lux-whatsoever in a few weeks time.
Certain necessities will be admitted, for example, bananas, but expensive imported fruits will be debarred. Wasteful motoring everywhere has been stopped because it is using up shipping, which brings petrol and rubber. Probably the importation of pulp and paper will be cut down forty per cent.
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