In my comment 567 to Admiralty on H.M. Ambassador Tokyo's telegram 1187 to Foreign office I stated (with reference to south China Coast generally) that "the suggestion that Japanese Naval Authorities

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re-open.

Seasoning powder factories whose market is abroad

are busy.

Of the 46 silk filatures which were operating

before the close of the last cocoon season, many will not

Cocoons are coming in only in small quantities,

and are high in price. Filatures which were reeling low

grade silk for the Shanghai market will suffer. using modern equipment and reeling for the overseas market

will be better off.

Those

Fifty-eight enterprises were visited during the

month for the first time.

The majority of these were in the Eastern district.

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