HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
RIFT IN JAPAN IS ADMITTED BY MR.
MATSUOKA
TOKYO.—A slight, shrewd Japanese sat in a deep chair recently and surveyed the 40-odd foreign correspondents grouped around him. His face was drawn and tired: his voice thin Quietly, in perfect Engilsh, be answered a barrage of questions. while his hands fluttered restlessly over a sheet of paper.
FINANCE & GENERAL
FOOD SHORTAGE BRITISH ASSETS
IN SPAIN
BRITISH BLOCKADE
BLAMED
IN AMERICA
British-
LARGE COMPANIES LISTED IN GOVT. MADRID, Feb. 8 (Reuter) -- A STATEMENT threatening tone is used by the
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (Reuters Spanish newspaper. Arriba, yes-The treasury has notified the terday in an article attacking Senate Foreign Relations Com- the British blockade and those mittee that three large who "within and without are try-owned industrial, concerns-Lever ing to paralyse Spain."
Brothers, American Viscose Cor- After stating that thus far the puration and Dunlop #Tyre Com- smaller private Spaniards have been able to rest pany-as well as from their recent battle and for-holdings, were included in the list give enemies who have put ob- of assets which the British Gov- stacles in the way of their pro-jernment gave the Administration "But to show that it would soon outrun gress, the newspaper adds: henceforth we must be united its dollar exchange for buying war At the outset the army welcomed and vigilant round our flag. The supplies. this new trend, because in some moment has come when
The questioning drew to a rag-nomy was, formulated. The people red close. For the first time a were told to prepare for greater responsible official had outlined sacrifices, Japan's interpretation of the tri partite pact and the fature of American-Japanese relations.
IN JAPAN ITSELF Then Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka leaned forward. His face was even graver: his speech tow and deliberate.
"We are fighting in Japan herself," he said, "against the western. Ideas of conquest, op.. pression and exploitation, A strall group, which is now in the minority, is trying to eliminate the men who hold these Ideas, We want to re- gain the true ideals of Japan. *If we
can't win that right. Japan will go down"
Part of this campaign coincided with the army's aims: part did not. Mr. Matsuoka calls the new structure the "very foundation of our fight against the men who want conquest."
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respects it followed the Nazi pat-must succeed words and a wrath-public in a letter to Senator Byrne ful offensive replace prudent which refuted the statement made tern: because it meant stronger control over
the people and the deafence it we, with our present on Tuesday by General Robert recalcitrant financiers: and, most circumstances at home and else-Wood, Chairman of the Board of Sears Roebuck & Com- important, because it was a way to where, are to improve and Spain Messrs. divert-the country's growing rest-is to be something more than a pany.
desert in which the last hungry General Wood said he dla no groups of an old race of soldiers believe British interests in such are encamped."
large companies as those men- number toned, and in cotton plantations
speech and other holdings, were listed
lessness into new channels.
PREMIER'S HOLD PRECARIOUS
25 one
*
BAN ON EXPORT OF OXEN
of
But, behind the scenes, some- thing went wrong. Prince Kontoye's! The article" follows hold on the premiership is pre-or allusions in press and Never before, in a country noted cartous.. In December he appoint during recent days to the block-
Causes of the for a verbal obliqueness, had an led the lafuential Baron Klichiro ade official admitted any domestic dia Hiranuma-former premier to the Spain's food shortage, cord
Important home portfolio and flanked GRAVE PERSONAL RISK
"him with Lieut. Gen. The correspondents realised that Heisuke Yanagawa, a strong army Foreign Minister Matsuoka Was man as justice minister. This taking a zrave personal risk. He was a clear concession to the
The Kwangsi Provincial Gov was speaking against a powerful rightists
ernment has issued a circular or- section of the army-the imperial- Economic maladjustment" has der prohibiting the export of oxen "Istic "young officers" which has created havoc within the country-and cows from south Kwangsi the backing of like-minded indus- Price-fixing has led to widespread where a shortage is experienced as trialists: an equally potent force. "black market" operations in rice, a result of the devastation of war.
He said, in effect, that Fremier sugar, butter, eggs, pork, charcoal, Prince Fumimaro Konoye's govern. Icoal and countless other necessi ment was in the minority; that ittles. Big middlemen are growing was fighting to halt Japan's ar- rich, from these transactions, in
(Central News)
REHABILITATION
IN KWANGSI
H.K. STOCK EXCHANGE
Following the slight selling pres- sure during the week enquiries were in evidence today from bar- gain hunters.
BUYERS
Bank of East Asia, $76. Canton Ins., $310. HK. Fire Ins., $165. Providents; $5.50. Lights (0), $8.
SELLERS
Hotels, 99.60. ". Lands, $34.50. (Trams, $18.25. Lights (0), $6.20, Watsons, $11.10.
SALES
H.K. Govt. 3% Loun (1934), 923.
HK Fire Ins., $167.50.
Providents, $5.50.
Lands, $34.28.
Trams, $17,90.
Lights (0), $8.10.
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Fectrics (O), $40.35. Electrics (27), $39.75. Ropes, $8.90. Constructions (O), $1.60. Constructions (N), 80 Cts.
HONGKONG
SHAREBROKERS'
ASSOCIATION
Volume of Business Transacted on Thursday, Feb. 6, 1941.
SALES..
To assist in Anancing rehabilita- tion in southern Kwangs1, the China Lights (0) World Red Swastika Society an- China Providents nounced that it would set aside a
fund of $20,000 for the purpose of Constructions ....... granting loans to industrial co HK. Electrics (0) operatives. The fund will be made HK. Electrics (N) available shortly, it is stated-EK, Tramways (Central News).
A.S. Watsons Lane Crawfords
celerated march toward Imperial which the price sometimes quad- HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
"istic conquests,
and inevitable ruples the government's maximum.
tight economic monopolies bene. Even tiny shopkeepers play the STOCK EXCHANGE, fitting only Japanese businessmen game, in a small wEF
of
A war with the United States, ne inferred: could mean the end the Japanese empir
The scramble for quick profits
in China has produced worse cor- ruption," with some high army He confirmed the picture or officers not averse to capitalising domestic Japan which correspon- upon the numerous opportunities, dents already held, after piecing Thus, there are ample new rea- together the scattered evidences sons for domestic, unrest. which reveals deeper currents in The army's resurgent imperial- the daily life of a complex nxism is faithful to history. Each tion.
of Japan's modern wars, starting Why did the foreign minister with the Sino-Japanese conflict at the crest of his personal popu-in 1894, has been timed to prevent larity at home, hazard Ruch A a domestic upheaval. Today the statement?
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THURSDAY 6 FEB.
Banks
Bayer Ballers
Bau! Momins
$1410 H.K. Banks
$1403
£85
Do. [Col. Bag.}
£85
281
Do. Lon. Reg.)
Pe
£81
Chartered Banks
23
Mercantile Bks. "A".
£23
211
Mercantile ka."0"
£11
$76
Bank of East Asis....... $76
N. C. & B. Banks...... 16 ct.)
„Insurances.).
$210
Canton Insurances......
$210
3410
Union Insurançoslan $410
$1.
Underwriters
80 et.
H.K. Fire....
$165
Shipping
$136 Douglases
$136
.811
Steamboats
白季
$100
#60
$100
45/0
Shelis
45/0
$7
Waterboats
$7
Docks, Wharves,
Godowns, etc.
**898
H.K. & K. Wharves...
898
851
Providents
$5.65
$18
EK. Docka (018)....!
$17
$17
H.K. Docks (Now).....
217
$3*+ | +8hánghai Docka.......
2301
Mining
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18/0
Kailans
$8
Raubs
country also faces uncertainty in $165 the supply of strategic war mate- A logical explanation is that né rials, due to American embargoes hoped to speak in this way to the and dwindling, gold reserve, American
which has even shut off the sup- government, make 1 desperate last, attempt to change piles of dentists.
somehow the course of America-
NAVY MORE CAUTIOUS Japanese relations. It appeared to Several months ago the army. be a cleat lavitation to Washing-through" ex-Foreign Minister ton to recognise this internal |Hachiro Arita, told the people, in situation, and bulwark the anti-effect, that the rich French and Imperialist group.
Dutch Asiatic colonies would be But Mr. Matsuoka knows that theirs. Since then, the military the United States, of all nations, clique has attempted to push the alone has refused consistently to navy into the forefront of Japan's meddle in Japan's internal affairs, growing warfare.
The motives? No one questions. On the whole the navy is the Mr. Matsuoka's sincerity when he more cautious service. Its officers repeats a fervent prayer" that have travelled more widely, - and an American-Japanese clash can they have greater respect for their be averted. None doubts his potential enemies.
pledge to do everything within his The fleet did little in Indo- power to prevent such “a calamity China. It would shoulder most of to civilisation"
the burden in a campaign on the
These are some of the currents
This keen scholar is, above au, East Indies, and the admirals, do a nationalist, Throughout his not, for a moment, underestimate career he has been consistent in the probable risks. advocating consolidation of Japan's "place in the sun" by sane, patient Mr. Matsuoka apparently had in methods. Secondarfly, he is pro- mind. The altuation is highly in- American, when the two ideais do volved. A multitude of diverse not conflict.
forces are at play.
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#34
$100
$3,80 $7.98
$97 Do. 4% Debentures...
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$13.80 Shanghai Landa.......
$3.85 H.E. Reuities....
$7.95 Bumphreys ....... $08
Chinese Estates..
Cotton Mu
$50
Ewo (8)
$9058'hai Cottons (8.)...
Zoong Sings (8.)......
Pubile Utilities
Peak Trains (old)...
$3 Peak Trame (new)...... | $3}]
#62 Star Ferries... $244 7'mati Ferrios....................... 15394}
Wing On Textiles (8)
$125
$18 30
HK. Tramways.........
$17.95
$7.40
The anti-imperialist group has The foreign minister, It seemed, recognised that the China affair was making a bold effort to en- was infinite folly. Friendshly for courage outside support for the China during the last 10 years group which, with power, might be would have enabled Japan to cap- able to hold back these forces. ture that country's rich markets
$57
$0.30
China Lights (O).....
$6.20
1.87 China Lights (New)..
$1.95
240,35
B. K. Electrics ('01d).... 404
401
H. K. Electrios(New)......
$17
Macau Electrics (Old)
$11
$25
$16 Macao Electrics (New)
Sandakan Light......
Telephones fold).......
10.20 Telephones, `(new)............
8'pore Tractions (Ord.' Industrials
$30 Cald., Macg (Ord) 8.
Cald,, Macg. (Prof.)S
from the western nations by straight commercial competition. They had two unbeatable weapons - cheap labour and marketing shrewdness.
Chungking Studies Food Control
PICTURE OF MODERN JAPAN The picture of modern Japan which Mr. Matsuoka confirmed is not a pleasant one, Correspon- dents even now can only sketch its-Views outlines.
A
CHUNGKING, Feb. 8 (Central), control regarding food were exchanged yesterday at a preliminary
the conference for
It goes like this: Prince Konoye, heretofore Food Control Conference 'summon- political dilettante, allowed himself fed by the National Food Control to be returned to power in a sin- Bureau to be held in Chungking cere attempt to curb the army's on February 20 plunging recklessness. He la: Hnk-
The conferees included
repre- ed to the imperial family and his sentatives of the Ministries of In- name is powerful, e
17. terior, Finance, Communications, Behind his name, the corrupt Agriculture and Forestry, Economic political parties were disbanded in Affairs, and Social Welfare and the first step toward Japan's other government organs con idealistic, apartanlike "new struc-cerned.
ture." The government. moved to Toples discussed included the re- curb profits by rigid restrictions, gulation of army and civilian food. and elimination "of supplies, purchase, storage: Including the "luxury" manufactures.** Prices transportation of food, increase of were pegged more vigorously than food production, purchase of food. previous cabinets had attempted; in enemy occupied arcas and im a scheme for total planned eco-port of rice.
87
$1.80
#
H.K. Roper
$26
1
Canton Ic
$18
Cements,
9.10 9.10/9
-30% 31% -892 31%
$11.15
HE. Gört, Loans
8854% Loan
(1934)
(1940). Miscellaneous $19.20 Dairy Farms
$1
Entertainmenta Construction (old)
Constructions (new)...
17 Lans Crawfords.....
Nanyang Tobacco
12.15 Sinceres********
Watsons.
·42/47 Ch. G.B%% 1925G39dı: $39
B.K. Wing On
B'hai Wing Un
$7.70 Viuro Piling,
7/0 Marsmans Iny. (Lon.") 2/0 Maramans Inv. (HK))
$1.00 Wm. Powell
China Lights(Rights)
+Sale to Shanghai
80%
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300 $ 8.10 1,000 5,50 1,000 5,5%
50
1.60 100
40.35 250
39.75 200 17.90
62
10.50
60
7.50
3,022
The total value is $31,588.50.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 8 (Reuter)
A movement to secure 1,000,000 signatures of Japanese who sup-
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ·
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)--The of Representatives Stock Exchange yesterday made yesterday accepted the Senate's a downward drift and was dull
the BI for the but amendments to
closed steadier under the construction of a fleet of 200 cars leadership of gift-edged securities ships and the Bill has been for-which rallied on renewed warded to the White House for stitutional buying. signature.
in-
pause,
Industrials were rather heavy' President Roosevelt recently ask-and home-rails had ed Congress for the appropriation but Kafirs were steadily held. of $313,000,000 to cover the cost of ous occasionally improved. building these vessels
BRITISH TINPLATE
LONDON, Feb. 8 (Reuter)
Japanese bonds were inclined
to harder and speculative buying
of European bonds 'was again in evidence
Wall Street was Arm.
port Wang Ching-wei is now un-The Minister of Supply, Sir An- der way with a total of 100, drew Duncan, announced that in 000 signatures having already order to meet demands for other duced some 25 per cent below been collected, says the local forms of steel, the production of the level at which the industry. Japanese press.
tinplate would be progressively re- had recently been operating
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