1937-03-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 9, 1957.

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FRANK SPEECH AT GENEVA Behind Closed Doors of Raw Materials Parley SHANGHAPS Boycotted By Italy

CREDIT

Undermined By Chinese Courts

HOUSE OF COMMONS DISCUSSION

London, To-day.

and Germany

ficial substitutes were a heavier burden on national economy than to the purchase of natural products, which inevitably resulted in lower- ing the standard of life of the peo- ple.

JAPAN'S NEEDS.

Mr. Shudo, the Japanese delegate,

SIR FREDERICK LEITH-ROSS GIVES said that for Japan the essential

OUTLINE OF BRITISH VIEWS

Geneva, To-day.

Speeches by Sir Frederick Leith-Ross (Britain), The impossibility of British commercial interests in Shang-M. Joseph Avenol (France) and Mr. Shudo (Japan) hai being able to obtain prompt marked the opening of the meeting of the raw

redress from the Chinese courts

ment of sums advanced to Chin-

question was industrial raw materi- els.

The only raw material Japan pos- sessed was raw silk.

Countries like Japan were always anxious to regard supplies of raw materials which were hampered by obstacles such as quotas, export re-

strictions and so forth, and endeav- in the case of defaulted repay- materials committee here yesterday.

oured to save themselves by self- EXPERTS OF SIXTEEN NATIONS ARE PARTICIPATING sufficiency, though he realised that ese, was brought up in the House IN THE MEETING, WHICH WILL BE DEVOTED TO EX-this disturbed world economics. of Commons yesterday by Sir AMINATION OF THE RAW MATERIALS QUESTION FROM ALL Cecil Hanbury (Conservative, ANGLES, BOTH POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC. North Dorset).

Sir Cecil drew attention to the

ABOLITION OF RESTRICTION Mr. Shudo thought that all re- GERMANY AND ITALY HAVE BOYCOTTED THE CON-strictions on the export of raw ma- serious damage being done to Bri-FERENCE, BUT JAPAN HAS SENT A REPRESENTATIVE. terials should be abolished, as well tish interests owing to this fact.

M. AVENOL, IN HIS OPENING ADDRESS, POINTED OUT polies of such commodities.

as all endeavours to form mono- He also drew attention to the

THAT MEMBERS OF THE CONFERENCE DID NOT REPRE- undermining of the system of mort- SENT THEIR GOVERNMENTS AND SO COULD FREELY EX-our, technical skill and the capital The further immigration of lab gage credits by the Chinese courts.

PRESS THEIR VIEWS. Viscount Cranborne, Under-Se-

of all countries and races into un- cretary for Foreign Affairs, re- The meeting would be private, applied to all countries

developed territories, should be per- plied that the matter had been the and only summaries of the pro-reciprocity.

without mitted with equality of treatment subject of correspondence between ceedings would be published.

in the development of natural re- Some countries which desired sources in these regions. the Consular body in Shanghai and Sir Frederick Leith-Boss stated adoption of the open door in other the Mayor of Greater Shanghai the opinion that the list of 35 States themselves practised a policy serious consideration of the suppres- Finally he recommended the most The Mayor had stated that in or-articles mentioned in the League of restricting the dinary cases of foreclosure the Law Secretariat's

circulation of sion of excessive barriers to trade. memoranduma. was goods and endeavoured to maintain-Reuter. provides for disallowance of ap-perhaps too restricted, and drew an artificial level for their cur- peals designed to prolong litiga-too much attention to colonial raw rency.. tion.

materials and neglected foodstuffs. Mr. Eden's last information, ke They should begin by making a continued, was that the foreign list,

and including foodstuffs Chambers of Commerce in Shang-materials necessary for mainten-colonies must not be considered in-on board the President McKinley. Mr. Julean Arnold, who arrived The policy of the open door in the in Hong Kong yesterday morning. hai were considering the Mayor's ance of animals and industrial raw dependently of the economic policy left in the afternoon for Canton statement, and it does not appear materials. that representations by the Am-

where he will be staying until Fri- bassador were at present

If certain countries had difficul- day. ties in securing certain raw materi- Mr. Arnold is Commercial At- They should make a statistical als, it must be considered whether tache to the American Embassy in investigation of the materials list, this was not due to their own econo-Peiping and is in South China on a especially in regard to world pro-mic and monetary policy, and he routine visit to study trade condi- duction, consumption and price concluded that production of arti- tions.

for-Beuter.

RISE FOR THE POLICE

called

Canton, To-day.

STATISTICS DEMANDED:

The Ministry of the Interior in movements in recent years." Nanking has instructed all local They should also list production governments to raise the renumer-and consumption and imports and ation of the police. Our Own exports of each of the chief coun- Correspondent.

tries concerned, and for each coun- try's raw materials.

BANISHES SKIN

TROUBLES !

He pointed out that the United Kingdom had no power over the economic policy of the Dominions.

Sir Frederick was of the opinion that the question

on could not be settled by any transfer of terri tory.

BRITISH VIEWS

He said the United Kingdom was always ready to encourage pro- duction within its colonies of raw materials desired by consumers not only in the British Empire but elsewhere, but it would be diffi- calt for the British Government to You will have nothing but praise for go further. She-ko after you have discovered, for He pointed out that in certain yourself, its healing properties in cases of skin couplaints and minor in cases higher prices were paid by Great Britain for colonial produce

juries.

She-ko is an aromatic, antiseptic, than the world market price. gurative ointment of the highest ef-

ficacy

OPEN DOOR

Large investments of capital had

She-ko is equally good for skin troubles, eczema, ringworm, itch, wet and dry sores, piles, or for injuries, cuts, burns, scratches, scalds bruises also been necessary to open up the As a reliable healing agent which is colonies, and any advantages re- rapidly efficacious there is nothing to cerved by the mother country in zurpass She-ko. Obtainable at all chem-exchange were rarely obtained

without reciprocity.

ists

SHE-KO

Skin Complaints and Skin

Injuries

The policy of the open door might in certain cases harm deve loyment of the colony and even the of the natives, and he did finak such a policy could be

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