The guarantees were that goods imported from the United States were for'consumption only in French colonies and would be distributed there under the supervision of United States officials attached to United States Consulates in the colonies, Mr, Welles stated that no military supplies would be shipped: and cargoes would be limited to tea, sugar and other foodstuffs, as well as other materials and goods needed the daily lives of the colonists.
The French vessels leaving Marseilles for the United States—of which the first two will be Teder and the Leopold—will carry raw materials and products, including [strategic minerals and metals, needed for national defence,—Reuter, German China Trade Hit Tsingtao, July 2, The fourishing business "hitherto done by German merchant houses in Tsingtao during the past two years has been brought virtually to a stand~ sti by the closing of the Trans Siberian Railway route to Germany following the outbreak of Russo-German hostilities, Stocks which have been accumulate ing of peanut all, one of Shantung's table products, hitherto despatched fo Germany in large quantities for the manufacture of margarine, are now finding their way back on to the market, and a similar position is ex~ pected with linseed and walnut all, used in paint manufacture, stearine (animal fat), used in the manufacture of candies, soap, and other tallow Products, Soya and cotton-seed all, Pig's bristles, hog and sheep casings, ephedrine extract, and other high. priced Shantung' products formerly despatched by German traders 10 Europe by rail,
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