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- Title
- What the pessimists predict
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- Auckland Libraries
- Collection
- Kura Heritage Collections Online
- Description
Political cartoon about how Britain, having helped Japan to become a commercial power, is now losing markets to Japan. Therefore Britain expects its colonies to buy more British goods and warns them that if they don't, Britain will not be able to afford to buy their exports. John Bull: Sonny, since that progressive little beggar opposite has set up I note there's a big slump in our biz here, so I want you to double your annual expenditure; or, my boy, I'm afraid the brown man will swamp you o...
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- Image
- Date created
- 1905-07-01
- Creator
- New Zealand Graphic
- URL
- https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/144644
- Related subjects
- John Bull / Caricatures / Artists devices / Japan / New Zealand / Australia / International relations / Exports / Racism / Russo-Japanese War
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