mnngnncso ore, wort11 €Gl,S75, ivero shipped to tho Unitcd Stntcs during tho yenr. During tlio war, bdsn nnd coli~iiio nuts wcro shipped for usc in war .iiidustrics.-(U.S. Cotn. .Ztcp., dlur. 2, 1920.) J~ndagnscar in 191S.-During 191s tliore wns littlo nctirity in tho mining industry of Jladngnscnr, tlio production of gold niid grnpliito s1iov;ed lnrgo dccrcnses, and tho total trndo of tho colony showed n diniinution as con~pnrcd,~sitli 1917, largely owing t o transport dilficultics. 1110 imports nnd exports i n 191s w r o vnlucd nt €3,047,615 nnd €3,542,812 respcctirelg, compared isitti g 5 , 2 i ? , ~~ and &?S,606,972 in I?l7. Tho imports iiicludcd :-Candles, 'if3 metric tons ($12,405) ; ceniont, 1632 tons (€18,9O2)jF cl~emicals, 669 tons (€31,040) ; coal, ctc., 19,lm tons (E141,207); hydrnted lime, 307 tons (€3550); nintclies, 38 tons (€13,169); inedicinnl conipouiids, 61 tons (219,413) ; inaiiufiictured inctals otlicr than mncliinery, 3068 tons (€469,267) * olivo oil, 84 tons (;E19,332) ; petrolcum n ~i d iiiincrni oils, 74s tons (f328,SSO); paints nnd dycs, 299 tons (E33,310); soap, E165,G07; sugar, 1332 tons (€51,518). Among tho esports wero : -3Inngrovo bark, 133 tons (€515) ; h c s ~a x , 267 tons g37,146) ; cncno, 81 tons (ZlS,773) ; clovc8, 143 tons [E24,&53) ; coffcc, 321 tons (31,013) ; corundum, 174 tpns (€3020); gold dust, 20,672 oz. (3274,552) ; grnphite, 16,015 tons (2260,815) ; hidcs, 303.1 toi!s (€2.!2,149) * niinorals, 13,394 tons (f3122,TGO) ; oil fruits and