Washington Conference.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1922, Page 3

Washington Conference.

(From the Special Represfeiitetiv'6 of the •Australian .Press Association.) tJiS,A* AND JAPAN. TOKIO, Jan. 18. The dependence of Japanese commerce upon that of America was indicated when there was a rumour that the American silk buyers had boycotted Japanese silk on account of high prices. The report caused the Yokohama silk market to drop eight points, causing a temporary flurry. The market later on quickly steadied-. ■ 'The rumour was the outgrowth of a New York Japanese Consular report outlining certain dissatisfaction of the American buyers at the state of the Japanese market. AMERICA AND CHINA. reuter’s telegrams. ‘Received This Day at 9.40 a.m.) , LONDON, Jan. 17. Reuter’s special representative at Washington states i» view of the. threatened struggle between Wupeiffi and Ohangtso fbr control of Peking Government, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution which goes immediately to the Senate enabling the President, whenever he finds the conditions of domestic violence to exist in any country, where United States exercises extra territorial jurisdiction, to proclaim a limitation of export of arms and munitions to such country from United States.