Tea and silk are under depression. This is recounted for largely by currency reform and pegging the dollar, A hint is given, howe that the influence of Japanese pro-Paganda is responsible for a falling market, But there is no getting away from the fact that native in= dustries are restless due to the mental surface being rullled by inter~ national tension. A. strong appeal is broadcast to "Buy Chinese" and so "Create confidence" in the trustworthiness of henie commodities.
Unseasonable weather continues to, the serious detriment of agricultural fe, According to the calendar spring has already overlapped the summer Dut the elements do not justify tt havoc to the wheat and all plants, and it is pathetic to see the Feaping a wet harvest. It is a wintry pring and for the merry month of May there is an unusual nip in the air, Notwithstanding, the onaual miracle of spring 1s eloquent beauty. The countryside glows with wealth of colour and the beautiful hills, woods and fields are just like 'a picture in a frame, It is the common things of nature which never fall and the ground is sprayed with azaleas and the roses fil the earth with bloom and scent, And there Is sweetness in sound, for the birds harmonious songs speak of unity, peace und concord,
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