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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 31, 1940.
MAINTAINED
London, To-day.
The President of the Board of Trade told the Commons that figures of British export trade were very encouraging, keeping in mind the extent heavy industries were gaged on war work.
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A notice has just been issued by able to new home or Export of cotton goods in April
reached the highest figure since 1937. the Welfare Ministry asking all pro- Woollen goods and other textiles, pot-vincial governors to conduct a general tery and glass reached the highest for survey before July in order to report
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About 20,000,000 families will pro- bably qualify for prizes which will be in the form of letters of commenda- tion by the Welfare Minister.
Eligible families. will be those which there are 10 or more children over six. Parents must show good manners and conduct. The death of one child disqualifies families, cept if the child dies in the war in- dustry or as a result of natural calam-
The Invasion by Germany of Nor way and Denmark, with the "resultity.-Havas. rendering the Baltic largely inacces- sible to our trade, resulted in the ton loss of markets amounting to per cent. of the normal export mar- ket.
With the invasion of Holland and Belgium, Britain had lost a further five per cent, of the normal export market.
This would to some extent be made up by our ability to trade in markets from which those countries are now excluded, but such a switch over must take time.
Although at present Britain must be prepared to turn over great deal of effort formerly engaged on the export trade to munitions production, he em- phasised the need of concentrating on the export trade where it can still be prosecuted without endangering the war effort, and stressed the need of intensified coal production for export.
-British Wireless.
SOVIET CONSUL IN PEIPING TO SUSPEND
Peiping, To-day.
LOCAL SHARES
ex-
Following is the list of changes and enquiries in local share quotations to- day:-
Hong Kong 3. MA
$1350 sa.
INSURANCES Union Ins. $453/55 sa.
PUBLIC UTILITIES H.K. Tramways $16 b.
MISCELLANEOUS H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 103 sa.
LAST DAY'S SALES 15 H.K. Banks @ $1350 10 Unions @ $453 20 Unions @ $455
53 Dock Rts. @ $4. $10,000 Govt. 4% Loan @. 103
SWASTIKAS TRACED IN
BLOOD IN BIBLE
The finding of swastikas traced in: 'blood in an open Bible in the ancient parish church of Barthomley, near*
officials, Mr. J. Brassington, who found the blood still wet.
It is learned that the Soviet Con-Crewe, is being investigated by the: sulate General in Peiping has receiv- police. ed instructions temporarily to suspend visitor. He informed one of the church The swastikas were discovered by a business here. It is expected the office will be closed in the latter part of June, when the Consul-General, M.
"I noticed that the swastikas were" Nitiken, and his staff will return to Moscow. This completes the closure traced in the wrong way," Mr. Brass-- of Soviet consulates in Japanese-oc-ington said. "It is not certain that it German: cupied areas in China, the Tientsin was done by anyone with consulate having closed earlier this sympathies. It may have been done- year. Reuter.
́as an ill-advised joke by youths who regularly visit the church from sur-- rounding districts."
WANG KEH-MIN LIKELY TO RESIGN
Peiping, To-day.
It is learned in authoritative circles that Wang Keh-min, head of the Pei- ping provisional government, is ex- pected to resign in the near future. His successor is likely to be "Wang Yi-tang, president of the examination yuan of the Pelping government and' formerly Minister of Interior in the: defunct Peiping provisional govern-- ment-Reuter.
MOTOR RACE RESULT Indianapolis, To-day. Wilbur Shaw, driving a Maserati, won his third victory yesterday in the Indianapolis 500-miles race in four Hours 22 minutes 31110 seconds, an average of 114.277 miles an hour.
RexMays was second and Maură. Rose third-Reuter."
LOCAL DOLLAR
demand rate on the Hong Kong: to-day- was 1/2 7/8.,
ver was quoted' at 21-7/8. a 11-378 forward.co
le, cross rate London/New vas quoted at £U.S.$4.0230.