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Finance and Commerce
GLOOMY PICTURE OF
OF TRADE CONDITIONS IN N. CHINA
Annual Meeting Of Tientsin
BRAZIL PLACES BAN ON IMMIGRATION SHANGHAI, Mar. 30 (Reuter)—
FINANCE & GENERAL
WILLKIE APPEALS FOR
CHINA AID
More than a thousand people, including nationally known wri- ters, artists, social leaders and Chinese diplomats, gathered at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel to hear Mr. Wendell Willikle, Pearl Buck, well- known novelist, Mr. James G. Blaine...Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United China Relief Committee, and Mr. Henry B. Luce make a stirring appeal for ald to China. The occasion was, a
Gen. Chamber Of Commerce yesterday Botined the Shanghal mittée read telegrams of apprecia-pald
TIENTSIN. Mar. 30 (Reuter)-A gloomy picture of trade condi- tions in North China was painted at the annual meeting of the Tientsin General Chamber of Commerce by Mr. C.. E. Peacock, the Chairman, who told the gathering that an atmosphere of complete uncertainty prevailed in Tientsin "under which conditions business cannot flourish.”
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der given by the Writers' United China Relief Committee pre- paratory to launching a $5,000,000 campaign in aid of China on April 3. The banquet hall was decorated with Chinese flags.
Mr. Virent Sheean, well-known claring that China is struggling The Brazilian Consul-General writer and Chairman of the Com-for freedom and better life. he tribute to Generalissimo consular body, as well as
tion received from Mr. Lin Sen. Chiang Kai-shek's modernisation vidual consulates and Russian and Chairman of the National Govern-programme and spectacular Jewish emigre bodies, that the ment of China, Generalissimo and achievements.
Madame Chiang Kal-shek, Brazilian Government has placed
"This wonderful development.” a ban on all further immigra- Madame Sun Yat-sen and Dr. HR. Mr. Wilkie sald, has been broken Kung, Vice-President of the Ex" by the aggression of Japan, New tion into Brazil from a31 parts
ecutive Yuan and Minister
of China is tou young, and too litte! of the world except. North and
Finance. South America.
integrated to withstand aggrey- Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese Ambas- sion. She was forced to abandoni sador to the United States, who the coastal cities and retire those able to put up a deposit of was seated at the speakers table, to the interior but she did not gave a short address thanking the abandon the dream... The Chinese Committee for promoting the have withstood bombings the like united China relief campaign, of which not even brave men in Prominent guests included Mr. Britain have had to endure. Bh Yu Chun-chl, Chinese Consul-has been subjected to savage and General in New York, Mr. Thomas barbarous military attacks. Her Lamont, Mr. Randall Gould, Mr. economic system has been destroy- H.J. Timperley and Mr., Nathanieled through the capture of large! 1 Peffer.
areas of her territory. Yet these Before introducing the guests simple and peace-loving Chinese and speakers; Mr. Sheean strongly born all with courage and cheer urged America to stop sending fulriess have won adintration aue supplies to Japan and Ambassador respect of brave men everywhere.
Exceptions, however, are in the case of technicians
made and
Legitimate firms, in the face of trade handicaps and restrictions, he declared, "are being driven into the background and replaced by a number of what may be termed mushroom' concerns who, by back- stairs methods, are collaring the trade-or what remains of it."
Mr. Peacock, in the course of his that North China, ManchukuoU.S.$20,000. review, protested against the un-and Menchiang provinces have
The, ban is a severe blow to commercial and uneconomic me- separate
European currencies and normal hundreds of
Jewish thods and practices by which passage both in goods and currency emigré, in Shanghai, and Jaban "military
exigencies" Were en-between those provinces is pract- who had been hoping to settle
ically prohibited.
down in Brazil.
forced.
He declared: "In wartime we realise trade has largely to be re- gulated by military exigencies and we, as a commercial chamber. must
SHARP DEMARCATION "Almost as sharp a demarcation is, made in Intercourse between North and Central China, and the
be careful to keep the boundary usual result of such restrictions line between trade and politics has been the recrudescence in a sharply defined, difficult as this may be.
"It is against the methods and practices by, which those military exigencles are enforced at which we protest when they are uncom- mercial and uneconomic and in the long run can only harm everyone's interests.
large way' of smuggling with con- sequent increased reactions on the economic situation;”
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Volume of Business Transscted on Saturday, Mar. 29, 1941. SALES
Turning to the currency problem. Mr. Peacock said that in this mat-China Providenta ... ter" we are dealing with the Federal Reserve Bank dollar, which HK, Docks X.D..... is floating on air and is therefore subject to every puff of wind.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
ARTIFICIAL CONDITIONS. "We must suffer embargoes and "Yet in the prevalling artificial restrictions imposed on our trade conditions we see this currency. but when new regulations are pro-which la of a purely promissory mulgated without
the
Hu Shih announced the kward by the Chinese Government of the Order of Brilliant Jade to Pearl
Buck
-We should help China because she is standing up against the aggressor who is tied in with European aggressors who attack BETTER LIFE
reedom. China is another front Mr. Willkie's speech which was in that struggle. But China's 15.80 nis first public
statement. on objectives are the objectives of America's obligation to China was free men. We must help the Chin Broadcast over 170 stations ese to preserve their freedom. Tais throughout the United States. De-must be aur polley in the Pacife
as in the Atlantic.
500
$5.30
500
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1100
The total value is $8,860.00.
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NEW YORK, Mar 30 (Reuter)— Fear! Buck urged sending aid tThe sailing of the cargo steamers China as swiftly and strongly Bobin Locksley and Robin sending to England. She said that to Africa with war supplies pas China is not going to lose the war now been delayed for over seven and with some help can perhaps days.
The delay. it was stated here. end the war this year.
Despite losses Pearl Buck con- yesterday, is due to the fact that tinued. China has gained SM
the crews are demanding an un- usually large bonus before under- strength during the terrible years. "OPEN MARKET "We should undertake to sup- the Far East in the future China
It is quite generally known that in taking the voyage. port China's open market and if any nation threatens or seeks to Germany wins the European war, Indication of the importance now will be important, not Japan It MOSCOW, Mar. 30 (Reuter)-An control it. we should be against Japan will sink into a third rate attached by Russia to rubber is the that nation. We believe if Chin Power. Today Germany is directing establishment yesterday of and the United States can estab-real friendship to China because new commissariat controlling all fish a strong area of freedom and China Is more important to her branches of the rubber industry. trade, chances of war will be much than England. She will not try to $1340 less than if we fall to do su.
framers nature, increase to a premium of HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
having first worked out the details 30 per cent over currency which
or all the implications Involved,, as commands an exchange value in STOCK EXCHANGE, happened last summer with the foreign currencies, whilst In self- enforcement of full import and ex- protection local governing bodies port control, it is necessary to raise our voice in objection.
"Business for two months has been completely disorganised and certainly nobody could have bene fted by this.
(and others) accentuate the gen- eral feeling of lack of confidence in demanding payment in whatever currency bears the higher value at the time of payment.
"It is, of course, inevitable under "And even to this day I believe the conditions of an alien-occupted It is a fact that a lot of uncertain-country in which we today are ty prevails among import circles as existing that outside interests must to the correct Interpretation of suffer, but one cannot but question those measures."
whether the methods adopted by
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The Chairman declared It was the authorities are diverting trade doubtful whether there was any into the channels intended and not definitely united policy to controll merely destroying and "dissipating 12 the situation "when one considers that trade."
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In addition, an increase in the production of synthetic rubber is provided for in the 1941 plan.
our pre-occupation Peart Buck declared.
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"I believe." she concluded, "that" We can strengthen democracy by mess to realise that China, has China is a pivot nation and who $320, looking boldly to the future. We fought and suffered far more and wins her friendship will rule the can give the peoples of the world far longer than England has, the future; who loses it will be last. new hope from us who have de- Chinese with for our friendship. We need them for the future and monstrated the ability to be free, England and the United States they need us now. They need relief The faith that kept us free must have China with thier if de-trom us and swift help of every must spread and awaken the souls mocracy prevails in the world." kind."-(Central News).
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