Ascuncion, Jan. 31.
'The Government announced today that it had denounced its trade treaty with Japan because of Paraguay's policy' of "buying from those who buy from us."
The announcement followed formal representations from the British Government protesting against Paraguay's extension of preferential trade treatment to Japan, with whom Paraguay had an unfavourable balance of trade, and her refusal to wrant similar privileges to Britain, who has an unfavourable balance of trade with Paraguay.
The British note, although not making any threats, pointed out that Britain purchases the greater part of the Paraguay coffee crop-—United New York, Feb. 5—Mtr. Mikimoto, the Japanese culture-peari king, present" what he describes "Bell of Peace" to the New York World Fair, according to reports received here. The bell, which wil be about 17 inches high, is formed by the arrangement of 15,000 pearls. It is said to be worth about US$85,-
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