High Cost of Coal Injures British Steel Trade
Leeds March 15 British steel manufacturers face trouble selling at home as German and Belgian rivals underbid. A. M. Samuel notes coal price drives steel price, urging coal price relief to aid British trade. He remains optimistic that coal and steel issues will ease and demand revival will follow, despite 1.35 million unemployed.
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Group in Japan Makes Living by All Agitations
In Tokyo March 01 a large and growing group uses agitation to extract money from businesses and spread patriotic fervor. Operatives pose as publicists to recruit members, stage protests, and threaten with loud demonstrations until targets pay protection or tribute. The scheme funds agitators who push anti immigration and naval expansion themes, capitalizing on fear and national sentiment.
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Euston
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United States Congress
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Rubber trees flourish in Luzon says expert
Manila report details expert A W Teauteh visiting Albay and Camarines Sur noting hundreds of rubber trees reaching maturity in typhoon belt areas. He describes seeds distributed for cultivation, caretakers tending nurseries, and widespread interest in expanding rubber growth across southern provinces.
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Para
Ue Taland
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Camarines Sur
Singapore
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Rubber Trees Flourish Amid Tropical Jungle Growth
The report notes thriving Para rubber trees surviving in typhoon areas, with one tree measuring 99 inches in circumference and about 108 rubber trees under a single large tree. Self planted trees grow thick, some as large as a man’s wrist, challenging the myth that typhoons hinder rubber forest development.
Rubber trees thrive where abaca succeeds despite typhoons
The article argues that para rubber would not grow in the Philippines north of Mindanao and cites many ore trees planted in exposed positions in Albay and Camarines as evidence that rubber trees will not follow the theorized pattern. It notes that the claim rubber trees thrive wherever abaca is grown is not supported by facts.
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Philippines
Mindanao
Albay
Camarines
Snake Meat Rare Delicacy in China
In south China during the cold months a thriving business centers on snake meat. Seen as nutritious, diners in restaurants often choose dishes that resemble chicken chow mein. Snake spleens, prized by locals, fetch high prices when extracted from live snakes and preserved with native wines.
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Hongkong
Ima Retaurant
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