ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

Grey River Argus, 7 April 1911, Page 6

ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE

■ IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL HV: TREATY. ■fiy Electric Telesraph —Jopyigbt ' ■ ' (Red 10.50 p.m.) ■. LONDON, April 6. ■i^ The Anglo-Japanese Treaty will reduce duties in the Stat■itory Tariff 'by one-third, in importclasses such as textile, iron and goods. The duty on common wil be 9Jd per pound as comwith .Is 2d under the Statu■;ory Tariff. Fine wool lines 10£ d ■iompared' with Is Id. Pig iron £2 ■,0s per ton compared with £3 ss. ■rin plates, £24 2s compared with Hbl Is corrugated sheets £41 6s comwith £69 2s. ■rThe Treaty stipulates that British ■foods shall not be more heavily taxthan other nations, aoid enumer■^s Japanese exports of £2,150,000 ■or the year, which will continue to ■>c admitted free during the twelve treaty is enforced. Six months enaibles Britain to abrogate a H P,RESS COMMENT. Times comments on the Government's candour and fair play and its successors will thus be hamif they desire to place a duty imports. K TOKIO, April 6. Komura, Foreign Minister, ■ft the banquet celebrating the Allisaid it well fulfilled its purbut was capable of yet greatgood in its ow 7n sphere. Commercial Treaty now hapsupplements the Alliance.