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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1941 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING

CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG FUTURE

COLONIAL

Diplomatic WELFARE

Travellers

OFFICER

Franz von Papen, German Am- bassador to Turkey, arrived

The Secretary of State has ap- Ankara last evening, says an Appointed a Welfare Officer in the kara telegram to Vichy quoted by Colonial Office whose duty it will Reuter.

be to make arrangements for the The Soviet Ambassador to Ber-welfare of residents of the colonies post yesterday after spending 14 United Kingdom.

days in Moscow, says Reuter.

REFERENCES TO the difficulties caused by the war, and confidence in the future, were expressed, M. Dekanoscw, returned to his who are living in or visiting the by the Chairman, Mr. J. K. Bousfield, at the Annual Meeting of the Hong Kong General Chambef of Commerce yesterday.

M. Bousfeld said:

goften that, owing to high prices You will not expect me on this for all commodities in 1940, this occasion by review the course of Increase in the value of our trade certain y accompanied the War. We in Hong Kong are is almost

shrinkage in volume far from the centre of events, by sume

the Government though the defence preparations | Unfortunately.

Department doe, not going on all around us, and the Statistical

figures, and 1 strong remforcement of Singapore | publish tonnage

take this oppor- are a reminder that we may at should like to

tunity of suggesting that his point any moment became involved

might be remedied when peaceful we are, I hope we shall bear our- selves under Bre as manfully as conditions return out friends at Home.

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