Show I j 1 I I I r i FOREIGN NOTES i 0 Great Britain's foreign trade fell off offIn offIn offin In 1921 Imports were valued at e compared compare with 1932 in 1920 Exports totaled s against e in 1920 Germany In accordance with a decision of the reparations commission commission commis commis- sion has agreed to make a payment of marks every ten days Tending a decision of the whole reparations reparations reparations repa repa- rations issue and has als agreed to toa toa a a- a change made in the delivery of coal to tons every three months French imports for the full year 1921 according to copyrighted cable to the New Kew York Times were francs and exports were 21 francs so that the excess of imports was francs If supplies in kind by Germany are deducted from imports and other factors factors factors fac fac- tors are taken Into consideration the French economic balance sheet was almost In poise at tt t the end of 1921 Official statistics show that the cost of living in London fell 7 per cent during December At the end of 1921 the figures were the lowest since March 1918 but were 92 per cent above the 1914 level lev John Robert Clynes labor leader in inthe inthe inthe the English house of commons in a recent speech declared that public men should be thinking of the appalling appalling ap palling industrial conditions now prevailing rather than about politics Local authorities and relief relie agencies s he said were distracted by the de demands de- de mands made upon them and the Unemployed unemployed unemployed un un- employed were reduced to such slender slender slender slen slen- der res resources that they could not live for long upon the allowances received from relief bodies The extent of the recovery of German German Ger Ocr man man trade Is strikingly shown b by bythe bythe the number of ships entering and leaving the port of Hamburg During During Dur Dur- ing lag 1921 ships of tons left the harbor 1920 of tons 1918 1602 of tons 1913 of tons In Incoming Incoming Incoming In- In coming ships in 1921 numbered t te bf f tons 1920 of tons 1918 1471 of tons 1913 1537 of tons ons The General Federation of German Trades Unions has Issued a manifesto expressing dissatisfaction with the governments government's taxation po policy iCY especially especially espe espe- its remissness regarding levies on property The organization intends to take tale a stronger attitude on the tho taxation issue Chinese bankers are reported to have formed a group grOu which would join with the consortium In loaning the Chinese government 90 Mexican They would contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute taking as security the revenues derived from the salt saltI monopoly and the shares of the loan I I apportioned to the four members of the consortium amounting to 74 would be used for refunding debts already Incurred The funds to be obtained at home would enable the government to meet Its administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- expenses the consortium having having haying hav hay ing refused to furnish money for this purpose |