New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
TRADE, FINANCE ABROAD

This is the season Of the year when thousands OF
italian laborers return for a short time to their
native country, carrying with them their savings.
Apropos OF this it can be said that a weight has
past grave uneasness prevaied in italy because Of
the increasing number of individuals who annually
abandoned the country, in order TO seek abfo2d te
means Of living. At that time the number OF emil
grants did not reach beyond 100000 Already this
year the number is zoo 00O and il will certainly
reach 100000 before the year is ended stu the
longer, in regard to emigration, the doubts which
worried them previously. The cause OF that change
IS the fact that Italian colonies abroad nave ne
come prosperous that every year they send to
Certainly If Italian emigration was TO continue in
the proportion above menfioned d fhe gHTe OF IN 'e
sensible manner. but the country would see It's own own
by its expatriated children from foreign Golfers
The Hamburg-American Steamship Company has
begun as promptly possible its transportation
service in the Persian Gulf. The German Consul
at Bushir has opened IA person the stations es-
company have adopted schedule of tariff lower
by one-thrd than the prices required by the Brit
ish and Russian concerns. The competition started
by the Hamburg American Company has caused
apprehension in the offices OF the British and Rus-
sian companies.
American exporters and shippers interested
in the fact that the government of the Republic Of
Uruguay. setting aside the consular tariff is
reported TO have given to its consuls abroad IN
structons not to collect the additional per cehS
fee on invoices OF goods sent to the repunilc ana
to reimburse any sums collected on that account
caused to be published in the ''Telegrafo Mari
tmo," Montevideo, Il letter in which he said:
In so far Clause 10 of Article ! of the tarif
affect transit commerce. the executive hastenS
10 declare that this clause VIII be modifiec-and In
effect. has been-by a bill which obtained immedi
ate approval in The lower chamber, which exempts
transit commerce from all interference Accord
for foreign ports Will not BE molested,
for the gratuitious legalization of their invoices
they need not them at the consulates."
Electricity. up TO the present time, might have
been considered prohibited at Constantinople.
The ever suspicious government of the Sultan
tel might be used by the malcontents TO manufact-
are Internal machines, prepare murderOus attempts.
etc. Only few European houses or establishments
but permits had been refused tramways and
other establishments. But. suddenly, that pro-
hibtiye policy was abandoned. 10 the great
prise Of the public, and several concessions for
electric plants have been given by Sultan Abdul
I5amid This abrupt change in the policy Of Yidiz
Kiosk is attributed TO the desire Of the Sultan to
win the support Of influential Turkish officials for
sion in the khalifate and of naming his faVoTite
son as the future Sultan. This explains why
European inanciers electric companies got any
of the concessions. Marechel Zeki Pacha, grand
master OF the artillery received the concession for
electric lighting from Top-Hune to Ortckeny with
the right to prolong the line to the localities along
the European coast Of the BospoTas. The electric
light concession for Pera and Galata, the
suburbs of Stamboul. has not yet been granted
personages each of whom the Sultan is anxious
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