Show WORLD VIEW BY BUSINESS WEEK Tone one in London Remains Good Politics Scare Paris Berlin No Better Cable and radio dispatches to the Business Week give the following quick survey of conditions abroad LONDON LONDON several Several factors shook British confidence as reflected in the stock ock market this week but the general gen gen- ral eral tone remains good Behind all allic the ic comments pro and con on the new ew tari tariffs s there is a broad brond feeling of confidence that they will do much mucho to o help Britain The volume of business busi busi- ness ess concerned has surprised even cven the he British general public There was a second cheering factor The announcement of the new treasury treasury treas- treas ury ry bond issue of unlimited amount at 3 per cent is received most favorably favor favor- ably aly in ill Lombard street Most significant sig sig- the issue is looked upon as a arial atrIal atrial trIal rial balloon before the government definitely goes ahead with plans for foric forthe forthe the ic extensive war loan conversion op op- rations PARIS PARIS French French business had a bad case of the jitters when the reports of f the preliminary election returns were published and showed distinct gains ams for the left Prices on the bourse declined sharply and sentiment turned pessimistic In the meantime little attention is being paid to the continued decline in n the number of unemployed reports of f brisker retail rebil sales and continued larger orders in some of the light in- in BERLIN Germanys BERLIN Germanys Germany's precarious situation has not improved this week Unemployment has failed to show any satisfactory seasonal decline The steel eel and coal industries continued stagnant agnant during the week but the chemical glass gloss clothing wood and knitting nitting industries showed slight signs of f improvement Financing arrangements arrange arrange- ments meats have been completed for tons of Russian steel orders and there Is hope that Germany will be beable beable able ble to book a soviet order for freight cars ars Other export business is slack THE FAR EAST EAST Business Business is still very cry much in abeyance because of military activities and the threat of further urther troubles Signs of business dullness in China are spread over a avide wide vide range ranee of activities Retail trade is s slack In Shanghai three of the larger department stores are lre operating ing tag at less than half their normal vol vol- ume Old construction projects arc are being eing pushed but little new construction construe construe- tion on is being started Money is plen plea but credits are tight and arc are ex ex- peeled to continue so Japan on the other hand was buoyant buoyant buoy- buoy ant nt this week Markets 1 were favorably favorably favor- favor ably bly affected by the conclusion of the theale sale ale by the tile government of indemnified fied silk by the governments government's decision to o enlarge the currency issue allowed on n the gold old base and by the prospect of f a satisfactory settlement at Shang Shang- hai |