THE TRADE WAR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17199, 20 June 1916, Page 7

THE TRADE WAR.

PARIS CONFERENCE. DELEGATES' VIEWS. MORAL VICTORY FOR ALLIES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright , PARIS. June 18. The " Petdt Parisien" interviewed ; several delegates to the Economic Conference. M. Pokowski, a Russian delegate, said that the Allies' economic uuidti .vculi inalse neutrils undo'-stand

them-repudiate any possible alliance with tie, Teutonic nations. ~' '.The "■ Marquis. of Crewe said: "The measures decided upon will receive the approbation of our Allies and ot neutrals, and our enemies will understand that the Allies, by co-operation of-all'resources, have certainly anmhilatfed Germany's dream of economic hegemony:" ' _' j:"d MrSaWani, the Japanese delegate, declared that tho Allies' join* effort tended to realise the ideal of peace and true civilisation, and the conference had already, constituted a moral victory for the Allies. ■ , . ' ml. Manikutich, the Serbian delegate, said that the discussions at the conferenoe had convinced him that the Alliea were prepared to go far beyond their present decisions if necessary m order to demonstrate to their enemies that prolongation, of the war would be more disastrous for them.OONFERCENCE CLOSED. * The Economic Conference has closed, and the resolutions were ■unanimously adopted. They will be published simul-taneously-in Allied countries on June .. ; M. Broquiville in a closing speech laid that the Allies' collaboration had marked the opening of an era ■ of which the nations now suffering will gather generous fruit. The conference had prepared a defensive coalition for peaco time agifist the evil genius which had organised force in the service of crime. ;■ The heads of the various delegations spoke similarly. $ President Poincarc received the delegates at the Elysce. '

DANISH PROHIBITION.

J. WILL HIT GERMANY HARD. $ . COPENHAGEN, Juno 18. '"-.As a result of food disturbances, it H understood that the Government is prohibiting, food exports until stocks are normal. Germany will be especially hard hit.

SHIP BUILDING.

.LARGE INCREASE IN AMERICA. LONDON, June 19. 'The shipbuilding statistics of the United States show that the merchantmen under construction in May aggregated 1,129,000 tons, five times greater than the. total in-1914.

ARGENTINE WOOL.

LARGELY BOUGHT BY

GERMANY,

(Received'. June. 1.9. 9 p.m.)

. BUENOS AIRES, June 19. 'The value of'the, wool clip is estimated at £9,000,000. It is. believed that it ie mainly bought by the, German Government.

CANADIAN PLANS.

& COMMISSIONERS IN EUROPE. i l " Timet" ■wd Sydney " Sun " Services. V. '■''■'■- LONDON,. June 18. : '-fOanndian,, trade commissioners are France'and Italy, and scientifically; organising-trade with tho • Allies, their objective, being to sever Austro-Ge'rman relationships.