TRADE REPRISALS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1863, 18 September 1906, Page 3

TRADE REPRISALS.

GERMANY'S LOSS TIIROUG PREFERENCE.

TRUSS ASSOCIATION - COPYRIGHT Received 11.10 p.m., Sept. 17. Berlin, Sept 17. German newspapers reproduce an article from Volkiwirlsehaftlichc Korrespondonz, which urged reprisals against the Commonwealth if the ten per cent, preference to the Motherland is enforced. It adds : Shippers and exporters expect Govern-, ment to apply autonomous tariff to Australian similar to its application to Canadian goods.

London, Sept. 17. The Morning Rost states than German statistics show that German exports to Canada decreased from thirty-eight and three-quarter million marks in H)0o. The exports from Canada to Germany, from six million, increased to nine and threequarter millions during the sumo period.

TERRIBLE ADVENTURES

MEN FALL DOWN ABANDONED SHAFTS.

PKKSS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 12.42 a.m , Sops. IS, Alolbourue, Sept. 1

A lerriblo adventure Intel a laborer named Peter Kauane. Ho fell down a disused sbatt at R-usbwortb, and remaintd six days without food Ho was rescued in a weak state. He sustained shocking injuries in the fal 1 . A similar case occurred near Fryersfown, A min.named Campbell fell down an abandoned shaft and spout three days and nights before ho was found.