1932-09-06 — Page 4

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JAPANESE EXPORTS TO INDIA.

COTTON DUMPING DENIED.

A SATISFACTORY DIVIDEND.

TOBACCO CHAIRMAN'S WARN-

ING JUSTIFIED.

· RUSSIA: AND GOLD.

AIMS TO BECOME SECOND

·LARGEST PRODUCER.

-Figures pub.

Moscow, August London, July 28.-Although the lished here to-day reveal the in- per cent. reduction in the Imperial teresting fact that gold production, Tobacco Company's interim divid-¡ in the U.S.S.R. has increased Ave and has caused some disappoint- 1 times during the four years of the Simla, July 20.—A deputation of ment, this was a contingency that Five-Year-Plan, and that the pre Japanese commercial interests in

was clearly pointed out to share war. production level has been India made an appeal to the Gov-holders by Lord Dulverton at the passed. ernment of India to-day against the last annual meeting, and must be imposition of additional duties on regarded as a very satisfactory pay Japanese imports, particularly tex-mont. tiles. An interesting point in the Japanese case was a comparison be tween Indian importa of cotton piece-goods from Great Britain, Japan, and other countries in the first four months of this year and those in the corresponding period of last year.

The deputation asserted that, in spite of the Delhi Pact conciled early in March of last year and the Congress boycott campaign direct ed almust solely against. British goods this year, imports of British piece-goods increased from 117,800,- 000 yards to 187,750,000 yards, and imports from Japan from 142,250,000 yards to 156,500,000 yards. It was claimed that statistics for the same period showed an increase of 20.4

per cent. in imports from all coun-

In view of the heavy duty on tobacco and decreased spending power, ho said, the immediate out- look for the tobacco trade was "less bright than might be wished."

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65 per cent., replacing the semi- handicraft production methods of pre-revolutionary Russia. In the samo period capital investments in the gold industry of the U.S.S.N. totalled 300,000,000 roubles, where- | na the total capital investments under Taarixin amounted to only 100,000,000 roubles,

New prospecting has increased The New Zealand-Insurance Com-the ore available for exploitation pany have received a cable from; by 250 per cent. and by the end of their head office stating that the the second Five-Year-Plan the.

U.S.S.R. aims to become the following figures for the past year's

second largest producer of gold, operations will be submitted to occupying next place to South shareholders at the annual meeting Africa,

Canada at present oc-

to be held at Auckland early in cupies second place and is closely August, Premiums £1,030,350, losses followed by the United States.

£670,713, expenses £340,331, surplus

on the year's transactions £77,800,

£120,453, A dividend of 18 per

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31, 1932, will be proposed.

The Children's Corner

THE M.C.L. FETE.

DEAR KIDDIES,

BY UNCLE JACK

OUR CONTINUED STORY. THE LITTLE

SCRAGGY CAT.

[By E.M.B].

The deputation attributed the in- creased imports from Japan to ab- normal temporary world conditions. I was agreed that there was much speculation in the yen before Japan went off the gold standard. The deputation, however, disputed the assertion that there was heavy buy- ing of American cotton by Japanese spinners in the interval hetween the abandonment of the gold standard by Great Britain and by Japan, and further denied attempts to 'exploit | the foreign market either by sari-

I hope you are all going to the! fice sales or dumping, and efforts M.C.L. Fête at Repulse Bay to by the Japanese Government de day. It is going to be great fun. liberately to lower the exchange or There are swimming races, and the floor of the cupboard, and lying Why there was Mary's cost on to subsidize trade. It was argued (what sounds very exciting) races on it was the little scraggy cat that the increased imports from paddling on boards," I wonder with five kittons. Japan were established before the Castle building competition for bad little cat to make a bed out of that it means? There is a Sand Mary's mother said. “Oh, what a depreciation of the yon, and were children under ten, a parade in your cont" and she went and got! due to political conditions in India | bathing costumes and a pyjamaa box and filled it with soft straw and to the poor Indian crop, which depleted stocks at consumers' centres and compelled buyers to take advantage of Japanese sup- plies of unusually cheap American cotton. It was further claimed that the low Japanese prices were due partly to rationalization of the Japanese cotton industry.

Owing to the increase of cotton imports into India the Customs re- venue returns for the first quarter of the year exceed all expectations. Revenue from raw cotton was cati.

mated to produce Ra 32 lakhs for the full year; actually it produced Ra 29 lakhs in the first three months. In the same period cotton |piece-goods produced: Rs. 146 Inkha of revenue out of an estimate of Rs. 379 lakhs for the whole year. Other importa also yielded an un- expected increase of revenue, and so has the motor spirit Excise duty.

EXCHANGE.

On London-

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

Beptember 3, 193%. Telegraphic Transfer... 1/4} Bank Bills, on demand 1/4j Bank Bill 4 months'

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sight

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ON YOKOHAMA :--

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OW BATAVIA-On-demand. 581

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On demand

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and very gently lifted the little scraggy cat and her five babies into the box. Then she brushed Mary's

SWIMMING GALA.

AT REPULSE BAY TO-DAY.

Programme of events, Commen- cing at 2.30 p.m." sharp; 1st, 2nd

coat and sent her off to school.and 3rd prizes will be awarded for When Mary came back for tifineach event..

she went straight on to the verandaḥ where her mummy had put the box with the little scraggy cat and her kittens in 'sheltered, corner.

"Don't touch the kittens, Mary" said her Mummy for the mother will be afraid you might hurt them."

So Mary just looked, and the | little scraggy cat watched her very carefully. There were five kittenā a black one, a white one, a sandy one, a tabby one and a little black one with a white spot on its nose

parade. Besides these "sea-side" and a white spat on its tail. Ther sports, there are chutes, slides, an were very tiny, they could not stand aerial railway, a fish pond and on their weak little legs, and they wishing well. 1 expect many of you couldn't

see for their eyes were belong to the M.C.L, if you don't tight shut, you ought to Ask your Mother. Mary's Mummy told her, that about it.

little kittens always kept their eye shut when they were very young, but that they would be able to see in about ten days.

Cheerio,

UNCLE JACK..

POUR LES PETITS.

THE M.C.L. FETE;

Ces deux enfants sont heureux.cléganto mais elle ne la porte pas Aujourdhui c'est la Fête M.C.L., à co moment parcequ'elle veux la ils s'amusent bien aux bords de la garder propre pour la "Parade" mer à Repulse Bay Clotilde; la qui aura Heu à cingheures et petite fille, a une pyjama très demie.

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YESTERDAY'S HIDDEN

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There are the answers to yester Mary loyed the little kittens near day's hidden names Puzzle,

ly as much as the scraggy cat did, and first thing every morning sh

I used to bring a big saucer of milk

and put it down-beside the box/ The scraggy cat would get out of the box and drink it all up and then go back to her babies,

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