Berlin, Aug. 16, The cent i the Far ast ts being followed with close attention and som Bed German "quarters sianatonyof the Nie Power Pro 'Ruarantecing the sovereignty and tet sing, the sevareignly The' Yocalized 1 The deci 10 Treaty Powers, it, adds, con: the protection thei nation The conflict remains between Chhina and Jo all the iver incident that Whoever wishes to have: of lind tat Japan des China ud that a Tre Hest against the time. Powers have. recovered aolaion wil be found. which wal take ito. accunnt the tional interests of both 'The chapel of Nymphenburg Palace near Munich on Aug. 19 witnessed the wedding of Prince Peter Henry of Orleans and Braganza, the great-grandson of the last 'Emperor of Brazil' Pedro Il and himself "a claimant to the Imperial Brazilian o€ on appalling catastrophe" crown, and Princess Mary Elizabeth of Bavaria, the 23 year old daughter of Prince Francis of Bavaria. the opinion that Japan would _be unable to afford a prolonged con: flict and would have to gamble on a swift smashing campaign to crush the Chinese. It was pointed out that because of Japan's budgetary] situation the huge war expenditures might result in national bankruptey, but many observers recalled that similar "predictions were made Yogarding Italy at the time of the Meanwhile, the halt in the quotations on Shanghai's 5 per cent, 1907 loans were quoted al ° 59, down 2434 since July 8 China's 5 per cent, 4012 were quoted at 68, as against 85% on July 8.
Tt was estimated to-day that about] £250,000,000 worth of British money, is invested in China at present. Lancashire cotton traders have been suffering acutely, because of the fact that China trade has been brought to a standstill, Bradford's. mills" woollen exports suffered, but the Manchester cotton houses optimistically predicted. that the Japanese would probably Jose China's trade and that Britain' would. benefit thereby.
Hankow wood all was quoted at worried to-day over the economic $350 ton, up 75 a ton. Soya beans were cents a ton—United
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