Nanking, Mar. 31.
'A. sum of $1097.32 (equivalent to £6,000), towards the amortization of the loan obligations of the Nanking-'Shanghai Railway, has been remitted to the British & Chinese Corporation, payment of the last instalment for interest due on the purchase of rolling-stock. Payment was made on the 2th inst. through the Hongkong Shanghai' Banking "Corporation no Min, by ample supplies, the intelligent] labour Japanese industrialists had at hand, and the lower standard of living.
Dwelling on world trade in general, Sir William said he saw little hops of a revival until sanity returned fo the councils of nations and artiflal bolstering of crops and indus-teles gave way to a more rational policy. of apportionment of produc tion of goods to countries most sulted produce them.
He was afraid, however, that in the world's present temper that time was some distance off.—Reuter.
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