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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 19, 1939.

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Munitions, Metals, Rubber and Oil Imported by China

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Replying to a question by Major-General Sir Alfred Knox in the House of Commons recently, Mr. Stanley, the President of the Board of Trade gave the following particulars of the value of the munitions, metals, rubber and oil imported by Chins in the last two years:-

Table showing the value of non-ferrous metals, rubber and mineral olla Imported into China in the years 1037 and 1938, distinguishing the principal sources of supply, so far as specified in the Official Chinese Trade Returns,

Commodity and Country.

Non-ferrous Metals:

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1937.

1938.

Thousand

Aluminium: Ingots, slabs, grains, sheets

and plates

Gold Linlts.

Total

1,120

Thousand Gold Units.

1,010

Of which from:

Canada

..

380

417

Germany

281

110

Switzerland

100

386

Norway

258

70

Brass and Yellow metal: Ingots, bars,

rous, sheets, plates, tubes and scrop-

Totul

1,278

466

Of which from:

Germany

830

371

Japan

330

10

Copper: Ingots, slabs, bars, rods, sheets,

plates, tubes and scrap-

Total

2,332

592

Of which from:

United States

1,565

249

Germany

350

241

Japan

337

00

..

Lead: Pigs, bars, sheets, pipes and

scrap-

633

315

'Total

Of which from:

Canida

307

247

Japan

Australia

--

United Kingdom

Tin: Ingols and subs

Total

50

8

17

15

31

16

117

228

Belgium

Of which from:

British Malaya

Hongkong

United Kingdom

Total

Or which from;

Canada

Nickel:

Total

JI

117

32

10

24

Zinc: Powder, spelter, sheets and plates

1,585.

372

824

234

443

30

101

25

Of which from:

United Kingdom Canada .. Japan

India-rubber, crude, old or

Gutta Percha, Crude

Total

Or which from:

43

21

(a)

waste, and

4,066

1,082

Netherlands East Indies

1,012

560

British Malayn

1,357

737

204

310

422

123

44,040

30,442

Netherlands East Indies

United States

25,458

12,475

10,592

10.123

United

States

French Indo-China

Mineral Oils

Total

Of which from:"

(a) Less than 500 gold units.

Particulars of imports of munitions are not available, such imports

being excluded from the QMcial Trade Returns.

First Scottish Evacuation Camp

A start was made on the first of

Lourdes Pilgrims

Scotland's school and evacuation Fourteen hundred Lancashire pil- camps recently, when Mr. John Col- grims returned to Britain from ville, M.P., Secretary of State for Lourdes recently, arriving at Folke- Scotland, unvelled a tablet at Broom-stone Harbour iz two special lee Camp, West Linton.

steamers.

Sites for three other camps have The pligrimage was been secured: Dounas Farm, Aber-Archbishop of Liverpool, who was led by the foyle; Middleton, near Gorebridge; accompanied by more than 60 elergy and Belmont Castle, near Alyth of the diocese. The party included Negotiations art proceeding In 154 sick, 23 of whom were seriously connection with other two sites.

and made the journey

to and from Lourdes on stretchers.

Broomlee Camp has been designed by Mr. Thomas S. Talt, architect of the Empire Exhibition, and will con- sist of six dormitories, a hospital for

The medical officers state that all | the patients are definitely better.

"There are two cases of very im-

six beds, a dining hall, a recreation portant amelioration" sald one of the

oficials. "In both cases the

hall, and ablution blocks for girls and boys. Classrooms may be add-pilgrims have been suffering from ed later. Altogether 342 children valvular disease of the heart.". will be accommodated in this camp.

The Special Housing Association, Mrs. Kenny, of Plattbridge, near who are responsible for the Scottish Wigan, was gravely I on the out- camps, expect to have this one com- ward journey and wag pleted in the late autumn,

kept alive with diflculty. After the third The camp will be situated in the distinct improvement which has been

bathing at Lourdes she showed lovely estate of Broomiee House, and steadily maintained since. The other ample play space has been left for case was that of Miss Eilen Scott, of the children. The site is already Liverpool, who for the last four well wooded, and the buildings will years has been confined to bed with be sufficiently screened from aerial serious heart trouble, On the way observation. In peace-time the camp to Lourdes she was much distressed will be used by the Edinburgh by the travelling, but after the frat Education Committee as a school day there she showed a considerable camp, and in the event of war will improvement, which has also been be available for any purpose.

continued. WELL-APPOINTED CAMP

Pin Point Plant Found

The camp when Anished will be very well appointed. In addition to the usual sanitary accommodation, there will be 76 wash-hand basins and 20 showers and footbaths, and a slipper bath will be provided the girls' block. Teachers will have

BERKELEY, Cal. (UP)-Ending separate baths and sanitary accom- for the past 70 years, Herbert L search.conducted by botanists modation. Drying rooms for wet Mason, curator of the University of clothes together with a storeroom California herbarium has discovered, and a small laundry, have also been powering specimens of the Wolfella, arranged for. All the buildings will„* be centrally heated,

small aqustle plant, in the marshes;

of the San Joaquin valley. Tho There is to be a separate bungalow flower is about the size of a pin with a garden for the camp manager point. and headmaster, and also a separate black for the camp staff.

The moin buildings and the boarding, and the root with a bitu- bungalows and staff rooms, which mea felt, finished with camoufaged will have ociling heights of 10 feet) ground slate of a green or red colour. and 8 fect respectively, will be of When completed, the camp will be timber construction on concrete composed of a central green and 14 plers The outer walls will be selfcontained units placed 30 feat covered with red cedar weather-"apart,

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