HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Finance and Commerce
China's Raw LIMITATION OF
Silk Export Increases
DIVIDENDS
BILL
LONDON. June 4 (Reuter)-In
the House of Commons, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Sir King- China's efforts to revive the silksley Wood, announced he would trade have shown encouraging re- not proceed with the limitation of salts. Trade figures indicate that dividends Bill mentioned in the in 1939 China exported $131,600,000 budget. He said the decision to rate the excess profits tax to one
worth of raw silk, .
Incredible though it may seem. this meant an increase of $93,000,- .000 over the 1938 Agure of 533.- 600,000. These agures exclude allk waste, cocoon strippings and yarn
waste.
hundred
per
cent. all round
materially affected the limitation
of dividends proposals.
The main object of the Bill was by limiting dividends to prevent increase in purchasing power in the hands of shareholders and be substantially
During the first three months of this would now 1940. China's export of raw slik obtained. was worth more than $50,000,000:! for March alone, the figure was nearly $12,000,000. At this monthly rate, China should be able to ex- port at least $144,000,000 worth of raw silk this year.
EXCEED ESTIMATE
It is believed, however, that the figure will far exceed this estimate, in view of the attempts now being made to increase the production of yellow and white silk in Free China,
SILVER MARKET
LONDON SILVER
London, June 4 (Reuter)..
OVER 100 FIRMS BANKRUPT
JAPANESE COTTON
YARN MARKET SHANGHAI, June 5 (Reuter) The sudden downward trend in the Japanese cotton yarn market following a brief rise towards the end of last month rendered over 100 firms, engaged in speculation in the "black market," bankrupt, reports the Shumpao.
Heavy stocktaking of the Jap- anese "Moon Lute" brand was re corded last' month when prices rose from Chinese $800 to $1,800 but finally reacted to touch the $1.200 level per bale to the ruin of many firms, the report adds.
Silver Little speculative selling GREATEST MASS
Lack of support. Business very mall." Market very quiet. In the afternoon. the market was idle.
Spot, 23d.
Forward, 22d.
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83-01 63-01 63-04
The United States provides the biggest market for silk, consum- ing sume 75 per cent of the world's total production. About 80 per cent of the States' requirement comes from Japan, from which it may be gauged what a terrific blow to Japan it would be if America silk substitute made of coal should enforce an economic em- and air-is universally used, bargo against her, or if Nylon-the Central News,
"
MOVEMENT"
OF GOLD
FINANCE & GENERAL
Lord Lothian Says-
HITLER IS NOW AFTER
THE BRITISH FLEET
11
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuter)-The British Ambassador, Lord- Lothian, in a speech here yesterday, said that what Hitler is now after is the British Fleet.
If he can seize that, he steps from domination of Europe lo domination of the world.
The tremendous decisions which would present themselves both to Britain and America if Hitler's attack on Britain were to begin to succeed would not present them- selves next year or five years hence, but more likely this sum- mer or autumn.
"You may ask, do we want your help?" said Lord Lothlan. "My answer is, of course, we want your help. Any help In manitions you can give us without delay. But what you will do about this is for your- selves to decide.
"We in England believe that the very essence of a free civilisq- tion is individual and national responsibility. We, therefore, ac- cord to you the same freedom of decision that we claim for our selves.
Lord Lothian, in a striking passage, declared. "The situation is grave more grave than I think most of us yet realise." Hitler had annexed the States of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland. Denmark,
LORD LOTHIAN
and his ailles from thunder- ing on you if they wanted to do so.
HITLER KNOWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940-PAGE 9
COURVOISIER
THE BRANDY OF NAPOLEON
Fournisseur branté de M. l'Empereu
CURVOISIE
COGNACS ET FINES CHAMPAGNES
DODWELL
"Time in war is everything and nobody knows that better than Hitler. He means to get control MR. CHURCHILL of the British and French Fleets and naval bases that are essential
Continued From Paze 4
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NO BARTER
WASHINGTON. June 5 (Reuter).
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuter)-most of Norway, Holland and most to world power this year, he allens, and suspicious characters Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of
reserves of Britain and France with those of the Netherlands and Belgium to the United States. Gold worth $287,000,000
de- was livered to the New York Federal
tar Reserve Bank on Monday bring sagsing the deliveries for two days to
for
can."
of other nationalities, but also State, said yesterday that the Bombay, June 4 (Reuter).. One of the greatest mass move-
of Belgium. Each one of these con- Market-Quiet. Oftake 300 bars.ments of "gold in history is now
quests meant that the resources Lord Lothian added he did not against British subjects (cheers) United States Government must proceeding with the transport of at Hitler's disposal and strategic offer any advice in regard to what
who may become a danger or necessarily insist that the posses-- Indian Mint Silver.
security of Germany had been
the Western hemisphere shall not Increased and resources available the Americans should do about pulsance should the war be trans- sions of the European nations in
this grave problem any more than ported to the United Kingdom. his resisting
aggression
"Turning once again, and this become the subject of harter or It was for them to offer the Bri-
conquest between rival European diminished.. Moreover, none of
powers, "J
He said that they must not be He that there has never been a period these States, according to Hitler's is any advice in regard to what time more generally to the ques- Independence at the end of the and when, the crisis came.
added "Our business is do in all these long centuries "of made the scene of the settlement... plan, was going to be restored to they should do with their Navy tion of invasion, I would observe
war, if he won...
everything we possibly can to which we boast when an absolute ut the European difficulties. SATELLITE "PROVINCES
keep France and Britain Aghting guarantee against invision, still They were "going to be turned and our lands and islands. and less against serious air raids, could into satellite provinces and dis- those of our Allies, from being have been given to our people, armed with their economic ontrol conquered, I believe we shall suc- from Berlin and their culture in ceed for our fighting spirit, is now chains.
thoroughly aroused."
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FOR SHENSI SEEN SLAN, June 8 (Central Great prospects for Shengi province are seen by Mr. Pan Kuo-chu leader Balonizal of the Arst group of the South exactly the same thing, apparent- NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuter)- Seas Chinese Comfort Mission ly with the assistance of Italy, to If England and France are con- which left on June 3 for the front France and England. If he wins, quered, the Americas will inevit- $1335 after a fortnight's stay here dur-they also are to be disarmed and ably be the next objective, de- ing which they visited the various rendered incapable of exercising clared Mr. Henry Wallace the reconstruction projects.
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A report from Lanchow states that the third group of the mis- sion led by Mr, Chen Chao-chi left yesterday for Ninghsia en route to the Sutyuan front to visit the
Chinese soldiers.
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
LONDON, June 6 Reuter)-On the Stock Exchange yesterday, giltedged securities and some in- dustrials were occasionally better, but the general trend was easier on the absence of support.
· Wall Street "was firm.
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Lord Lothian concluded, “I -the British - Navy were to dis- appear and you alone were left, not only would the com- monwealth be broken. but there would be no superior armed power to prevent Hitler
LIVESTOCK TO
BE REDUCED
He added that he would be glad recommend a solution for con- Bideration by Congress.' .
liberation and rescue of the old
Lond Cheers)..
SECRET SESSION
Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith said be was glad the Prime Minister had told the nation in the plainest terms the effort it would be called upon to make.
"I feel confident that if all do their duty and nothing is neglected and the best arrange- ments are made as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once again able to defend our Island home and ride out the storm of war and outlive the menace of tyranny if necessary for years, if neces- sary alone (Cheers). Mr. Wallace urged economie a
"That is what we are going to well as military preparedness and
try to do and that is the resolve of declared that the country must
His Majesty's Government, every rapidly utilise idle men, money
man of them, that is the will of for debate in and factories in the production of Parliament and the nation.
ammunition, planes and
broadcast.
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"IRONSIDES”
HOME DEFENCE
FOR
a
Ir
GOOD COMRADES
The British Empire and the French Republic are linked toge ther in their cause and in their need will defend to the death their
Mr. H. J. Bellenger (Labour). asked Mr. Churchill for an-25- surance that an early opportunity
secret session
would be given.
The Prime Minister replied: "I understand next Tuesday will pro- bably be convenient.”
TRIBUTE TO FRENCHI
In the House of Lords, Viscount
The War Office announces. that native sq11, aiding each other ke Caldecote, Leader of the House
Churchill's in the Commonia. LONDON, June 3 (Reuter-The Gen. Sir Edmund Ironside is or- good comrades, to the utmost of made a statement similar to Mr. "We shall never surrender and Lord. Caldecote also recorded Ministry of Agriculture announces Banising for the home cerence their strength.
small bodies of highly mobile and that as a precautionary measure, strongly armed troops who will be ever if-which I do not for a mo- with regret the death in action of
called "Ironsides."
will mant believe this island There
the numbers of livestock in cer-
OF a two members of the House-the
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