Paris, Aug. 15.
trench motor-car production, dur~ ing the frst halt of 1996 meres er cent. over the same peri year, production Mgures total production Tue Shanghai Chinese Chamber of Cor ymmerce has just issued the a dei Jegitimate and iMieit trade, ili Tz Hankow Chinese toa mer chants "and exporters have sent a petition to the 'Mi try of Industry asking that negotiations be opened with "the British "Government Fescind the new import tariffs for Chinese tea, which are considered extremely high. 'The merchants that old' tariff be. continued.
The matter is now being carefully studied by the Ministry of Industry.
Heralding a new in Government Chi Tue Foreign Trade Association of ina has issued in its South Seas end "commercial ce-operation 'Trade Series Pamphlet No, 4 developing Chit rebidly improving] dealing with French Indo-Ching wood all trade, the China Wood Oil Ho Ping-yin, in a foreword, points Refinery Ca, "was inaugurated in|, out that, very many' years, Kuling'on Aug. 14. Pitteen directors [China has shown an unfavourable land six supervisors, representing both bal ce, Because Annam's exports of and private shares, were rice, coal and cement are greatly In elected, heading the list of Govern: nece din China and China's. Imports ment directors being Mr. Wu Ting: of raw silk" and _silk-piece-goods chang, Minister of Industry, who has Whi ich formerly occupied 80 mport= been the most energetic promoter of ant position in the Annam market the mew enterprise. have dectined in recent years.
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