London, July 6.
The trade returns for the month of June show that there was a decrease of £434,404 in imports and 21,140,819 in exports, The imports! of raw cotton showed a decrease of £1,167,785, and wool £301,736, but both silk and leather showed largo increases, while the exports of manufactured etec!, iron, machinery and of shipe showed a decrease of over £590,000. Decreases were also shown in cotton manufactured goods of £940,083 and in woollen goods of £137,048.
London, July 6.
At a meeting of the Council of the British Cotton-growing Association, it was decided to make advan-coa to planters in Nyasaland to the same amount as in 1911.
A letter from Lord Kitchener was read in which he stated that the efforts of the Association in the Sudan had already convinced the authorities of the importance of assisting in cotton-growing in Gerirs. Ho added that he would be visiting England shortly and that ho hoped to meet the Chairman of the Association and discness matters with him.
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