TRADE OF THE WORLD.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20794, 10 February 1931, Page 11

TRADE OF THE WORLD.

REVIEW BY THE LEAGUE.

[CHANGING BRITISH EXPORTS.

EUROPE'S GREATER SHARE. PAYMENTS MADE IN GOLD. 33y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received February 9. 11.45 p.m.) LONDON. Feb. 9. A review of world trade in 1929 has teen issued by the Leaguo of Nations. It shows that the composition of Britain's exports is gradually changing. Whereas 37 pur cent, of the exports in 1925 comprised textiles and 12 per cent, electrical goods, machinery, motors, ships and aircraft, by 1929 the textiles had fallen to 29 per cent., while the other classes had risen to 16 per cent. The share of Europe in world trado has steadily risen since 1926. The trado between European countries increased more rapidly than trade between Europo and the other continents. The United Stales, Britain and France employed a larger proportion of their national incomes in domestic consumption and investment, with the result that imports rose more rapidly than exports.. On the contrary, tho borrowing countries, such as Germany, Poland, Hungary, lloumania and Yugoslavia, were forced by the stringency in the international capital market to reduce their imports and increase exports. Owing to credit difficulties, certain nonluropean countries were obliged to sottle their accounts by exporting gold and drawing upon their foreign balances. ELECTION IN SPAIN. o START OF CAMPAIGN. RETURN TO FREE SPEECH. (Received February 9. 11.25 p.m.) MADRID. Feb. 9. The election campaign will be begun to-morrow by official decree. The Prime Minister, General Berenguer, points out that the publication of the decree disposes finally of the reports that King Alfonso will refuso to challenge national cpinion. / Tho declaration, by re-establishing the right of free speech and the removal of the censorship to-morrow, constitutes a return to normal conditions. CENSUS IN BRITAIN. A LARGE UNDERTAKING. DATE FIXED FOR APRIL 26. Uritish Wireless. RUGBY. Feb. 8. The British census, -which has been fixed for April 26, will occupy the attention of between 12,000,000 and 13,000,000 householders. Engaged on the compilation of the census will be 1800 local registrars, 40,000 numerators, and a headquarters staff of about 500. All are bound to secrecy about the particulars given on the papers. Returns will be counted by remarkable machines, which T.'ork" with great rapidity.

Special lessons are to be given in schools throughout England in connection with the 1931 census, which is to be taken on the night of Sunday, April 26. The Board of Education is appealing to Jocal education authorities, governing bodies and teachers to co-operate with it on this matter, feeling that the discussion of the census will be generally recognised as affording an unusual opportunity for widening the outlook ef the older children, while the explanation and discussion of the schedule jn tlie schools will bo a valuable means «of increasing the accuracy and trustworthiness of the actual census returns.

" The census provides very useful subject matter for lessons on civics, a subject which is being developed in schools nowadays,!/ a London County Council education official said.

" It. makes the populations of towns real and interesting to children. Instead of a meaningless figure behind the printed name of a town, they see the significance,, of the population, and realise what it tells of the size and importance of the town."