TARIFF, The following from ' Japan Times," a comi-official newspaper published in Tokio, is of interest as it bears out to some extent the opinion recently expressed that into matters of business Japan does not import sentiment Classified according to their commercial relations with this country those conn-tries with which there is a room for tariff conventions are Germany, France, Anstri-Hungary, Italy, Switzerland ind Canada, their volume of exports to and imports from this country aggregating to 59,000,000 and 'Y50,000,000 respect the countries, with which,.though there is room for a convention, which, however, would be adverse to the interests of this country, are Great Britaia, Hongkong, the Netherlands, Datch Indies, Bel-glam, China and Chosen, (Korea), the annual exports to and imports from which amount to Y169,000,000 and ¥197,000,000 respectively. Spain, 525
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