1940-07-03 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 3, 1940

GLOOMY VIEW TAKEN

OF SHANGHAI TRADE

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Feeling That Northern | Port Overplayed Hand Cotton Output

Sharply Curtailed

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shanghai, To-day. IN BUSINESS QUARTERS the impression of Shang- hai's immediate economic future is gloomy and doubts generally are expressed as regards the prospects of an early restoration of local pros- perity.

During the past six or seven weeks, the high tide of the recent wartime and depreciation boom,

Britain's coast defences-tuning up for squalls.

which for over a year had been ever rising until BLOCKADE

May, has ebbed off.

JAPAN WANTS AUSTRALIAN LEGATION

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Sydney, To-day.

"Japan, who always wishes to maintain friendly relations with Australia, would very favourably welcome the nomination of an Australian Minister to Tokyo, declared Mr. Akiyami, Japanese consul-general here, yesterday.

He added Japan wishes to pre- vent the spread of the European conflict to the Pacific Ocean. Ja. pan's chief aim, he said, was the creation of the New Order.- Havas.

ROME STATEMENTS ON AIR RAID CASUALTIES

NINETY-ONE

ROME, TO-DAY. CIVILIANS WERE KILLED AND 392 INJURED AS A RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION. BE-. TWEEN JUNE 11 AND 30, ACCORD- ING TO AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCE- MENT.

Of the dead, 77 are stated to have been killed by bombs, four by anti- aircraft shell splinters, eight during enemy, naval operations and two by enemy artillery...

Enemy. bombs were responsible for wounding 339 people.-Reuter.

GERMAN EMBASSY AND CHINA

Shanghai, To-day." A spokesman of the German Em- bassy asserted yesterday that Ger- many was not influencing Japan's eastern policy;

Immediate cause of the depression is the events in Europe although they would never have become calamitous in their effect had not Shanghai over- played its hand.

To-day the majority of shares are quoted at barely 50 per cent of their values two months ago.

The cotton industry,, most important of all local industries, faces the neces- sity of a sharp curtailment in pro- duction.

work-

Local Japanese mills are ing only at 50 per cent of capacity while many Chinese

and mills

down weaving plants have closed and others may follow.

Recent extension of the exchange control to the whole of North China's imports is also detrimental to Shang- hai's interests since North China used to treat Shanghai as being within a foreign country.

War Strain

situated

and

Bri- local

OF GERMANY

FILIPINO LET OFF WITH A FINE

A fine of $30

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LONDON, TO-DAY.

was imposed by Mr. THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC | E. Himsworth at Kowloon this morn- WARFARE IN THE COMMONS SAID | ing on Isidro Quanico, of Manila, THE POLICY OF HIS DEPARTMENT cook on board an American boat, who WAS TO DENY TO THE ENEMY was charged with possession of arms SO FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE ALL without a licence.

WHICH SERVICES GOODS AND MIGHT AID HIS WAR EFFORT. A number of events which

had

to in

taken place in the past five weeks had of changed conditions and methods

but the waging economic warfare House would understand it would be contrary to the national interest detail discuss these changes in public.

So far as unoccupied France was concerned the Contraband Control was being exercised in such a way as to the enemy prevent goods reaching through any port in France. So, far as the French colonies were concern- ed a decision had been deferred until the situation in those colonles become clear.-British Wireless.

had

EMPIRE WAR GIFTS

London, To-day.

Finally, the defeat of France the increased war strain upon tain has begun to react upon

Two colony contributions to the Em- British and French interests, many pire war effort were announces, yes- of which find their domestic resources terday.

the war tapped or immobilised by

Conveying "their fervent wish and while their local resources are drained prayers that God may carry Britain in order to support the home coun-victoriously through this war," H.H.

Government the Kabaka

and the try.-Havas.

people of Uganda have sent £10,000 as a gift to the Imperial Government for war purposes.

CHINESE ATTACK ON KAIFENG

PEIPING, TO-DAY. THE JAPANESE MILITARY ADMITTED THAT CHINESE TROOPS HAD AGAIN PENETRAT- ED INSIDE KAIFENG, CAPITAL OF HONAN PROVINCE. ·

The Chinese attack, he declared, was delivered on June 29 and peace was restored after 100 Chinese were "annihilated" inside the city walls.

The attack was actually repulsed on June 30, the Japanese losing 10 dead and 37, injured...

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Germany, he said, is maintaining an The last attack on Kaifeng, by the Independent attitude as regards the Chinese was on April 23 when a Far East in the same way as China force of 3,000 stormed the city, en- is doing as regards Europe. Our gaging the Japanese garrison in street Own Correspondent.

fighting. Reuter.

The sum of £50,000 has been re- ceived from the Falkland Islands as result of a unanimous resolution of the Legislature Council. This sum is to be applied to the purchase of aeroplanes and represents a substantial gift from a colony of 2,400 people which ready bears the cost of its own fences.-British Wireless.

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WELFARE OF THE WEST INDIES

London, To-day. The Colonial Office announces that Sir Frank Stockdņle, agricultural ad- visor to the Secretary for the Colon- les, has been selected for appointment as comptroller for development welfare in the West Indies.

and

Quanico was arrested on board the vessel which was under repair at Bai- ley's Shipyard last Friday with a com- bined pistol and knife, and nine rounds of ammunition in his cabin.

Pleading guilty, Quanico said that he bought the weapon two years ago in the United States for self defence but he had never brought it ashore.

The arms were ordered to be con- fiscated.

D.G.S. TEACHER MARRIED

Two marriages by special licence took place this morning at the Regis- try. Tan Tjong Tjioe, merchant of No. 9 Bay View Mansions, was married to Miss Sheung Shui-wan, and Mr. Norman Charles Barber No. 30 Hill- wood Road, was married to Miss Mary Girls of Diocesan Cecily Bedford, School.

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