Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-24

exception to England in the new
agreement was strongly opposed ON
the part OF Germany, and in conse-
quence thereof England was no longer
listed as being among the countries
party to the agreement The English
understanding with reference to the
increase of the Russian export quota
for the term Of the present agreement
was fully discussed through diploma
tic channels; moreover, at the time
Of signing the minutes dealing with
the admission OF Russia on December
18th, 1907, England declared by spe
cial diplomatic communication that
she would limit her consent to the
admission Of Russia TO the arrange
ments, and that she would not fenC
expression TO her consent to the ar
rangement tending to limit the eX
portatiOn Of Russian sugar. COnse
quently England'S withdrawal from
the new convention had TO be reckon
ed with from the very beginning. lr
former years sugar convention with
out England would have been impos
sible, England being the greatest sue
ar importer in the world importing
during the past years regularly on al
average Il million tons Of sugar
which 13 million tons were beet sue
ar"
We quote the following from tn
Berlin Tageblatt:
Since 1907, however, England ha:
not been so essential for the conven
ton as formerly; in the first place. be
ginning with that year England was
released from her obligation to lev!
penal duties on sugar imported from
Russia; on the other hand, Russia:
expectation Of sugar to Western Eu
rope is fixed by the terms of the new
convention. Russia's expectation Q,
sugar, according to the terms Of the
Brussels convention, must not exceed
$50 900 tons for the year 1928; fo'
the years succeeding the export quot
is fixed at 100000 tons for 1914, an(
then 100000 tons per year until 1919
If, therefore, England by virtue of he
withdrawal from the convention ha'
theoretically obtained the possibllit'
of importing Russian sugar unlimited
practically this possibility is limitef |
until 1878 to 100000 respectively
200, 900 tons, per year by the quota a
lowed Russia for expectation. IN"
situation, therefore, is not changed
particular as far as the countries par
ty to the convention are concerned
Russia cannot withdraw from the con
vention before September LIST, 1918
thus excluding-up to such time \ keen
er Maryland, that is now en- route tSI
SfQfRN
Knox on board, reached Admira
Cowles this morning. A wireless mes
sage, sent from the cruiser to the
Yerba Buena station, and flashed
across the Pacific from there, wa:
caught by the Kahuku station, and
duly delivered to the commandant.
Word from Maryland.
Captain Ellicott states that the
will be off port at o'cloel
next Thursday morning, and that n
will require 1000 tons of coal. Moth
ing is said of the probable length o.
stay, of the Secretary's. Honolulu
plans. |
From other sources it is learned |
that the Maryland's commander, in
private cable to relatives here. sale
that the cruiser would be in port two
days. This Is believed to be the prob |
able stay, and navy and government
officials here are making their plans |
On a two-day basis.
81 suppose it is matter we should |
consider" said E. Faxon Bishop, preS
dent of the Chamber of Commerce |
when asked this morning if the trus
-ees of that body were going to take j
action toward the entertaining Of Sec /
'etary of State Knox on his coming |
1isit to Honolulu. i
HE will likely be here for a day an6 /
will probably be in the hands of the
Governor I shall send Secretar. |
Wood to the Governor to see if VIC