The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27
Note..From Abroad,

Colombia. Panama. Ecuador and Peru lead. In
the growth and export OF vegetable ivory
France. England. Germany. the United States
Italy. Russia and Spain are the chief consumers.
British india has largely Increased her lmporti
of arms and ammunition.
GeFmeny's foreign N In 1901. ecccrd'
ing to the German imperial statistical bureau
was: Imports. s2,osi. 10000: exports. Si,6ao.soo.
600. q total commerce OF %, 7z.aooIo Excess
Of imports over exports was so1. 10000. and
!, exports Of Walufsetures reached ,iHsoooo .,
! and OF imports ttt5. 90 .00o. says Consul General
Thstksre' Of Berlin For the first half Of 1905
imports show a falling on OF nearly q 5000 600 and
exports about So.ooo,o00. The real cause was
lower prices each way. AZ present there Is .
stsynstioh In German Industrial circles. with 10
very bright prospect of early recovery to normal
conditions ..
de JAneifo. Shanghai. Calcutta. johannesburg.
sydney, Yokohama. Buenos Ayres, Valparaiso.
Constantinople. Chicago. New York and st. Pc
tersburg.' Also agricultural experts at Copen.
hagen. London. Paris. Rome. Chicago. Montreal
and Cape Town. Her experience with these
experts Is highly satisfactory and this system Of
promoting her economies VIII be gradually ex.
tended. says Consult General Guenther OF Prank.
TON In this direction 10 would pay us TO take a
leaf out OF Gerrnany's book. especially as her eI.
port OF manufactures exceeds ours by about $50
per cent.
Making ehoes I'D CHIC " tne use OF american
machinery Is rapidly Increasing.
The French African colony OF Senegal is doing
yearly import husienss Of over $1,000 900 and q
yearly export business Of nearly s7.ooo.oo. Our
share NJ her imports is iess than tooo.0oo a year,
consisting chiefly OF tobacco and Its msnufac-
lures, kerosene. pine. wagons and wood manu-
lectures. The coiony's cotton textile purchases
are nearly $500. 600 . yesr: OF which our share In
1875 was only s1-Just seven dollars from q coun-
Try full Of cotton mills and cotton.
The street car system Of belfast 10 municipality
owned and operated. but does not pay expenses.
During 1907 Canada manufactured 100000
barrels OF Portland cement and imported 100000
Barrels. nearly all from the United States
d. Ceylon Is turning Its attention also 70 the cul-
tvat'on OF camphor trees. In 1907 the camphor
acreage OF the island WAS increased from 10 to
LOO, and the new acreage OF 1904 will be even
greater. In ceyion 5000 70 eo.ooo acres would
produce s.No.oo p~ounds-about the present total
Of the worlds consumption. IN addition to tea.
'eylon has made a success OF rubber. 20 why
not also OF csmphor!
The number of pensioners on Germany's ofncial
Ns' NJ insurance for invaIds. old arc and sickness
is a7s.So. The amount paid TO them In 1907 IN
estimated at I7a.eoo.ooo marks, and since the
Plan WAS started f.eeaIooo coo marks has been
nsd out In 1907 100000 moro marks was paid
10 than was paid out, The total assets OF the
lphd are i.seS,ooo 900 marks. or 7o.ooo.ooo marks
more Than has been totally disbursed.
'Anadh's immigration In July last was 1900.
~ ~ per cent. less thsn IN July, 1907. Arrivals
ron the United States fell from S.So5 to L.Ri
ape Colony. british Africa. has had 10 sanction
''.h' AgRfeEatins sa.zSo.oo TO cover deficits.
I~'aThscus with Medina. the holy city OF NOLAN 4
~ me completion OF the next section Of the
dlrssca,Hu galway VIII place the sacred cities IN
~hV'1oTus