THE PANAMA EXHIBITION

Otago Witness, Issue 3101, 20 August 1913, Page 22

THE PANAMA EXHIBITION

LONDON. August 11. Advices state that though the Italian Parliament has voted £BO,OOO, it is uni.kjly that Italy will participate in the exhibition. In the House of Commons Mr Buxton circulated a paper shewing that British exhibits would be contained in a series of pavilions at the Panama exhibition, precluding an effective National display. August 13. Questioned in the House of Commons the Under secretary of Foreign Affairs (Mr Acland) staled that the Government’s attitude towards the Panama exhibition was unchanged. Mr John O'Connor (Nationalist) asked whether that was a proper return for the United States’ reduction of their tariff. Mr Acland replied : “The tariff is not yet reduced.” August 15. Many influential letters in the papers

advocate British participation in the j Panama exhibition. The Manchester machinery manufac- i timers, with few exceptions, oppose! exhibiting on the grounds of expense and small prospect of future business owing to j America’s high duties. j The balance of opinion in Germany favours participation in the Panama exhibition, probably at a cost of a quarter of a million. France also is favourable, but will not participate unless copyright is granted for those designs and models and trade marks that are imported for the exhibition, and that have already been copyrighted in the country of their origin. BEHI.IN, August 17. The North German Gazette states that Germany has declined to exhibit at the ' San Francisco Panama exhibition. Indus- I trial circles are overwhelmingly averse to doing so, as they anticipate no useful , results, but Germany hopes to show her ■ friendliness by a worthy representation at i

EKaoMduiti'iii ggggggggggaißßggwpigßjßgPßaww^ the opening of the canal, for which the world is indebted to energy, i Germany’s reason for not participating in the Panama exhibition is the same as England's. OTTAWA, August 12. i Canada is prepared to spend £200,003 on the Panama exhibition.