From Our Berlin Correspondent.
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Dutsrefree "Industrials" for Pernambuco.
With the view of furthering the importation of industrial vehicles into Pernambuco, the Municipal Council of Recife is advocating the duty-free admittance of industrial automobiles. The exemption would hold good for two years.
Foreign Trade in Motor Vans and Wagons: Definite Values.
The value of Germany's foreign trade in motor vans and wagons during the past twelvemonth has now been definitely determined, that given by me a few months back having been but of a provisional character. Her imports stand at 433.000 marks (514,000 in 1907), and her exports at 1,850,000 marks (3,437,000 in 1907); hence, compared with the preceding year, there was a considerable fall in values for purchases as well as sales. It is of interest to note that. from the middle of 1901 to the middle of 1906 the values of imports and exports kept company, both fluctuating equally between 350 and 400 marks per 100 kilos.; but then they separated, exports taking an upward curve to 500 marks and finally dropping to 450, imports in the meantime remaining steadily at 400 marks. I have no need to make any further reference to this branch of trade ; the statistics furnished on a previous occasion gave sufiicient information for the purposes of this journal.
Subsidized Firms.
Both the " Argus " Co. and Messrs. Ehrhardt have now received the subvention-plaque from the Prussian War Office, the following firms having previously obtained it in subvention trials :—Daimler-Marienfelde Gesellschaft, Buessing, N.A.G., Stoewer Bros., Messrs. Diirkopp, Naeke Motorenfabrik, Gaggenau Co., North German Lloyd Co. The Ansbach Fehrzeugfabrik receives a subsidy from the Bavarian War Office. The Austrian Industrial Trial Route.
The route of the Austrian industrial trials, which will take place from the 3rd to 17th October, is confined to Moravia and Bohemia, as follows:— 3rd October, Vienna-Horn (220 kilom.); 4th October, Horn-Wittingau (209 kilom.); '5th October, WittingauStrakonitz (229 kilom.); Oth October, Strakonitz-Pilsen (207 kilom.); 7th October, Pilsen-Karlsbad (200 Horn.); 8th October, Karlsbad-Theresier-itadt (200 kilom.); 9th October, ThereoienstadtReiehenberg (205 kilom.); 10th October. exhibition and day of rest at Reichenberg : 11th October, Reichenberg-Prague; 12th October, exhibition and day of rest at Prague ; 13th October, Prague-Tabor (214 kilom.); 14th October. Tabor-Iglau (200 kilom.); 15th October, Iglatt-Znaim (205 kilom.); 16th October, Znaini-Vienna (205 kilom.); 17th October, exhibition at Vienna. Many people are looking forward to the tests.