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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1940
JAPANESE FINANCIERS DISTURBED
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ORGANISING BRITAIN'S
MANPOWER
`London, To-day. Tokyo, To-day. The organisation of Bri- The exclusion of the tain's manpower was discuss- Shanghai market from the ed in the Commons yester-
yen bloc is urged by Japanese day.
The Minister of Labour, announcing
financiers in Shanghai, the "Japan Times" reports.
to
the calling up date for men of 27 as May 25, mentioned that the numbers mobilised, either for military service or for reservation in vital industrial employment, had reached 1,700,000,
The financiers argue that Japanese traders would obtain a better chance to compete with foreign capital if they
Since the outbreak of war, 300,000 are free from the rigid. control which they are subjected at present. had volunteered for the armed forces. After the reopening of the Yang-There had to be maintained a balance tse competition will Intensify and a of manpower as between the armed definite advantage for Japan can be forces on the one hand and the needs secured if Central China is cut off of industry on the other.
factor from the yen bloc and
In that Japanese Involved trade there regulated on a foreign known only to the Government and whloh he could not divulge-the currency export kill baals.
size at which the armed forces had 'been fixed.
Such a solution-would prevent the re-export of Japanese goods to coun- tries outside the yen bloc via Shang- hai and would prevent the necessity of the sending of Japanese goods to
Havas. Shanghai via Hong Kong.
CUTTING SUPPLIES
-
was a
The Minister dealt with measures taken to release from military duty men whose qualifications were essen- tial to war production at home.
the
of
that
Mr. Ernest Brown paid a tribute to the invaluable co-operation of Trade Unions in the organisation industry for war. He reculled from the beginning of rearmament, it had been emphasised repeatedly that the maximum effort would not be felt before the second or third year.
They were now reaching that stage.
THE SECRET
London, To-day. free In order to
the production capacity, manpower and raw materi-
The Government had prepared an als for the export trade by a restric- tion of home consumption, the Board estimate of the probable requirements of Trade made an order yesterday of manpower in war industry for 18 which will have the effect of restric- months ahead. This was a secret but tion to seventy-five percent of pre-employers and workers in the indus- war quantity, supplies to home re-tries concerned had been taken into tailers of cotton and rayon piece the Government's confidence.
He attributed the smooth working goods.
Restriction to 25 per cent, will be of all the arrangements necessary for -applicable to linen goods.-British |bringing industry to the pitch of pro- ductivity the war effort required to the growth over recent years in the efficiency of the machinery for col- lective bargaining between the em- ployers and the Trade Unions.-Brl- tish Wireless.
Wireless.
A
HEAVY FINE ON JAPANESE CLERK
clerk,
29-year-old Japanese Mutsuji Kawamura, of No. 27, Con- duit Road, was charged before Mr. R. Edwards this morning, with giving false information to a hotel keeper on April 16..
He entered his name.. as... H. S. Liang, a Chinese subject, at the Hong Kong Hotel.
Defendant pleaded guilty.
Det: Sergt. J. Hill said defendant had been in the Colony for the past 10 years.
Defendant said he thought it better
BELGIUM'S TRIBUTE TO NORWAY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL") Brussels, To-day. "We salute Norway in her find
to register as a Chinese in the Hotel plight from which we
than as a Japanese.
He was fined $250.
↓
BRITISH SHIPPING
LOSSES SMALL
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
London, To-day.
Only one British merchant vessel
both an example and a les- son, ," declared M. Spaak, the Foreign Minister, speaking in the Senate yesterday.
**"During last week two neutral coun- tries were attacked and invaded. We salute them affectionately.
"We shall remain faithful to the en-
has been lost so far this month, ac-gagement we took towards Britain, cording to the "Daily Telegraph" | France and Germany who guaranteed naval correspondent. This was a 208-the integrity of our territory. ton trawler sunk in the North, Sea,
In the same period Germany lost 25 merchant vessels, including troop transports.
Averaging 5,000 tons per ship, Ger- man losses amount to 125,000 tons.- Havas..
Bringing Up Father
WELL-IT'S GRAND TO BE DOWN HERE IN MIAMI BEACH--
IT'S NICE AN' WARM-IT'LL BE NICE TO STAY HERE AN' THAW OUT BEFORE. WE GO NORTH AGAIN TO TORONTO-MONTREAL: AND ALL THOSE OTHER BIG
NORTHERN CITES -
I'M. ANXIOUS TO GIT OUT ON THE SAND AN' GIT A NICE TAN-
I WONDER IF THE FOLKB ARE READY?
FOR GOODNESS
SAKE WHAT IS ALL THIS?
WE'RE ALL GOING SKATING - THERES A MARVELOUS INDOOR ICE.. SKATING RINK HERE IN MIAMI-
"We do not want to become the bat- tlefield of Europe but above neutrality and love of peace there is freedom, and the only circumstance in which we would enter the war would be if we were compelled to defend our in- dependence."--Havas,
By George McManus
HURRY DADDY. I'M DYING TO SEE YOU ON THE NICEO
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