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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

NATIONAL

PRODUCTION

Conference To Be Held lu Chungking

COLLEGE OF

CANNING

TROPICAL

AGRICULTURE

FINANCE & GENERAL

ECONOMIC INDUSTRY ASPECTS IN

BRITAIN

In the course of his report for PLEA FOR PRIVATE the Academie Year ended August

31, 1938 of the Imperial College

were

ENTERPRISE

The soundness of the British economic position is evident in

CHUNGKING, Mar, 18 Centrul of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad. MANGALORE--The Hon. Mr. V.Various reports now being issued. The aggregate assets of British With the alin of discovering ways the. Principal, Sir Geoffrey Evans, Giri, Minister for Industries and

building societies to-day, for ex- and means to stimulate wartime CIE, makes a reference to the Labour had a very busy the production, the Executive Yuan has arrangements which

made recently receiving several depu-ample, are estimated at over £785 millions, while records 40 far decided to call a national produc-three years ago with the authoritations of Labour Unions and Co-available show that the advances Hop conference at the beginning of ties "in

for specially operative Socletics,

made оп mortgages by these next month at Chungking.

selected Malayan omcers of the

The District Fruit-Growers walted enterprises during the past year enter Dr. H.H. Kung, President of the Agricultural Department to

in deputation on the Minister at | will-establish å'new high figure at College for Q course Executive Yuan and Minister of the

the Bar Association premises and over £140 milliers represented by Messrs. A. G. Soans,

Malaya

of

Finance, will be chairman of the training. Similar plans had been and

of

with the Nigerian conference, with Dr. Wong Wen-jmade hao, Minister of Economy, and Mr. Jamaican Governments.

Reference is also made to the Chan Liu, Minister of Education,

political conditions as his deputies, Mr. H. Y. Moh, the unsettled

Trinidad in noted industrialist and chairman which prevailed in of the Agriculture Promotion Com-1937 and how the question

the College "mission, has been named as the defending

against had been secretary-general of the forthcom- damage in the riots

made possible by the raising of ing confab.

A number of authorities in agri-a company for enrolment in the cultural, industrial arid mining pro-Trinidad Volunteer Force. duction have been invited to the

The Principal "emphasises

the

M. Soans, M. S. Ranganatha Rao and K. Muddana, Shetty urged Government help in the, matter of starting a canning Industry. The deputationists also pleaded for duty on imported canned tins.

Mr. Giri sald that local people must subscribe the necessary capital for starting a canning Industry and work it up. Then only could the Government come out with any

Another instance is the constant

increase in the output of electricity. Production in December 1938 was in December 1937, while the total seven per cent. above, the output

amount of electricity generated- during 1938 was 1.474 million units more than in 1937, or an increase of nearly 6 1/2 per cent.

Another illustration is afforded by the latest oficial return of motor traffic. The number of

mechanically propelled road vehi- cies registered for the first time during November last was 33,833. compared with 30,000 in November 1937; and the gross amount paid for licences issued during the A. Rtwelve months ended the 30th of

conference, who will sit and discuss difficulties which the College faces subsidy. He suggested that some the one might be sent to Berwada the important question of increas- owing to lack of funds for

of bulldings and where training was given in this ing the nation's economic. strength construction of resistance during the war to-feld plats. The question of the industry. gether with a group of specially ap- replacement of pointed Government deputies.

ANGLO-POLISH

the Hospital is also one which will have to be taken in hand at an early date.

The College was represented at the Conference of Colonial Directors of Agriculture and at the Cotton Conference in London The number of students in the College is now 48 residence. Diploma students College

in came

HANDLOOM PRODUCTS

Messrs. Machado" and

November last was £36,100,000, compared with £34,300.000 in the corresponding period of 1937.

D'Souza, representing the District Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society.. brought to the notice of the Minister the fall in demand for

ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE handloom products and the con- sequent inactivity of a large number A further example of economic Great Britain is of looms. They urged that a subsidy | enterprise in to the from such places

for running the society and the provided by the city of Liverpool, B.S British Guiana, the

sales depot might be given. The where the municipal authorities, Windward and Leeward Islands, Minister asked them to meet the while maintaining and even ex- British India. Registrar and place their case tending the interests of the city RS the Seychelles. Guatemala,

before him. He also would look into the second and

port of the United the matter.

Kingdom. are adopting a pro- England.

On behalf of the South Canara gramme designed to expand exist- District Motor Employees' Union, Ing local industries and attract new Messrs. E. Sarvothama Shetty, A. ones. Kanthappa

TRADE TALKS

WARSAW, Mar. 20 (T/Ocean)--- The British Secretary for Overseas Trade, Mr. R. S. Hudson, arrived in Warsaw yesterday accompanied by twelve experts from the British Jamaica, Office for Foreign Trade, as well as by the Director of the Economie Department for Foreign Trade.

The visitors were received at the station by the Polish Minister of Trade and members of his Minis- try,

Commenting on the objects of the Polski" writes visit, the "Kurier that it will lead to more active relations between commercial

South Africa

RESEARCH WORK The research work of the College is centred round the four main crops that grow in the re- glon, namely, cacao, sugar-cane, eitrus and bananas.

The report also refers to the Poland and England, particularly exceptionally heavy work done as regards the export of Polish by the College Farm. The work agricultural products.

of the College also covers botany, economics. entomology, sugar technology, etc.

AN INTERESTING REVELATION

PARIS, March 19 (Reuter) - Remarkable revelations are stated to have

boen made by. Herr Brenchmann, Vice-President of the Reichsbank in a recent sprech published by the "Agente Economi- que et Financere."..

There were, it s pointed

Shetty, Gobindram Though this movement is only in

S. Omprakash.

A. Saidrana, its initial stages. progress is en- Ramanatha Rao, Q. Ramadas couraging. Special site facilities are Kamath. Hariram Shenoy and being offered to manufacturers, so and others met the Minister and that, with its excellent maritime, placed their grievances before rail and road connections, Liverpool is likely to show. considerable development" as a manufacturing centre.

him.

Mr. Girl, replying, made it clear to them that at least on one point

out he would, assure the workers.

In the report, numerous visitors namely, no employer could prevent

to the College during the year. any worker, to whichever class he

MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND

The Mercantile Bank of India,

A number of scientists from might belong, from joining any South and Central American regularly constituted Trade Union. countries visited the College. There cannot be any compromise Ltd. has received a telegram from

while, there were also callers on that point. from-Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom,

He is .reported to have said: "We have been paying for guns the price for which

obtain tional We

economy. We are at the normally ten guns, and 2 gun of end of our stock of currency, Inferior quality.

"Our Imports this year double "Our ore resources and. raw exports, although the Fuehrer has' material are of such inferior ordered that we must not spendi quality and absorb such a number one "mark on imports above our of workmen. as to threaten na exports." he concluded..

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CHINA'S WAR ENTERS ITS 621ST DAY WITH

BITTER FIGHTING

SHANGHAI, Mar. 20 (Int'l)-China's map to-day disclosed much bitter fighting in progress along the far-flung Sino- Japanese battle fronts, as the undeclared war entered its 621st day.

its Head Office in' Löndan advising. He further asked them to proceed that at the annual general meeting tactfully and carry on their shareholders, a final dividend activities peacefully. If the situa-af 6 per cent, on the "A", "B" and tlon, grew worse, they could then shares will be recommended, ask the Government to appoint

making 12 per cent. for the year Concilation Boards or Courts of less terme Tax: £20,000 written Enquiry.

off Landed and House property, £30,000 Contingency "Account and £177,770 carried forward to 1939. account,

OPERATIONS ON HAINAN

From Our Own Correspondent

Four Japanese chemical units are scattered up in Canton "and Hainan Island "in' preparation for further military operations. With such equipment, the Japanese expect to advance with a small force, while other avaliable de-) tachments are transferred to the Hureb front.

Hundreds of young women in Hainan Island were rounded up The fighting increased in sever- Emphasizing the continued bit-by the Japanese military, and them are required to sixer resistance, the Japanese in-some of

The at i vaders

special service. are meeting.

Chinese military are taking a

ty in Shansi . province Japanese divisions. estimated.

military

undertake

125,000 strong, spread eagled chiefs reported from Chungking serious view over such detention

through the mountain

country that Chinese warriors engaged as they pressed the year-old the enemy in 404 battles during Nippon campaign to wipe out the last two weeks of February,

of Chinese women.

FOOT ITCH

TROOP TRANSFERS the Chinese forces operating in during which the Japanese suf- Japanese troops known as the fered 21.000 casualties, while 700. Ita Detachment at Samshul have. others were taken prisoner. The

Nakahara been replaced by the Chinese admitted equally severe detachment. Col. Nakahara is said ATHLETE'S FOOT losses.

that sector...

*

To the north of Lishin the Chinese reported that they coun- ter-attacked and recaptured three

guns

way across the Tsin

River,

to

} scratch did all the sidin,

Often the disease travels all over the bottom of e feet. The soles of your feet become red and

itching becomes worst and worse.

swollen. Tas aida also cracks and peels, and the

Get rid of the disease as quickly as possible, be-

hands or even to the under net or crotch of the

mets seldoro, do any good.

Here's How to Treat It

to have seen much service in north at least 50% of the adult population of According to the Government Health Bubettaj villages, killing 200 of the Jap- Heavy rains in North Kiang-China. and a better oficer is the United States are bring attacked by the điển anese and re-occupied Tawu-u bogged down Japanese mechan-placed

* known as Athlete's Foot there in view of the Laualty the disease starta" belween the task. then after killing 300 invadersized units and forced the belli-threatened Chinese counter-offen- and pets. After while the liching becomes in

| LkUe watery bilsters, formand, the skin cracks and seizing three

mountain gerenta

struggle in nee-sive along the west River. That and you feel as though you would live to deep mud along а battle line the Japanese will remain on the Beware of It Spreading stretching from Paoyang, on the defensive is indicated by their The Japanese lost more than 200 soldiers while fighting their Grand Canal, to the sea.

commandeering of farmers to con- but Desperate fighting Was construct defence works they successfully attacked and truing throughout Shanel where, Several booms have been placed cause it is very contagious and it may to your ocrupled Wuchih. In north Honan during the past fortnight, the across the West River east

fost people who have Athlete's Foot have tried province.

Chinese reported that they en- Shulhing. The rise of the waterkinds of remedies to cure it without success. The Chinese claim that 100 of Brged the Japanese in 200 batties, level makes a Japanese advance Onlinary refrakides antiseptics, les or nat the invaders were drowned when icting severe casualties on the ur river unlikely. Chinese troops are also planning to recapture they attempted a crossing of the

Tallang and Bhuntek, 50 miles Yellow River into Shenat Pro-

· GUERILLA REPORTS

south of Canton, vince from

from the Lungimenshan,

Reporting to Chungking on two Japanese. Chinese, defending the west bank months activities in Hupeh, Chi- of the Yellow River, used ma-nese guerilla leaders Bald they chine guns to blast the small killed, 1,428 Japanese troops and Japanese boats which braved the 864 puppet soldiers; took 90 in a bitter struggle along the spring flood waters of the mighty Japanese and 198 puppet troops Halchow-Shuyang highway. The A4 2200 ay you apply H. F. you will and that prisoner; destroyed 86 miles of fierceness of the battle is shown the chine is ineffurly peliendia Youshould

paint the injected parts, with H. 7. Eight and- railways and highwayɛ:: disabled by the fact that the Chinese" be-in from three to ten days, kithough ja, sEVETE FIGHTING

| until your fert are well. Endly, this taxes 73 Japanese army trucks; and fire abandoning Halchow, set anses it may take longer or in male causa teda titra CHANGSHA, Mar, 15 (Intl) replenished their ammunitions by on are nearly all of the im-Hywift leave the bad soft and smogla. Tod will smarvel at: the quick wayli brites you relief: Severe fighting is in progress at seizing 2,000 rides and 126 ma portant buildings and con- cially if you are one of those who have tried for years to get rid of Athlete's Foot without sic the approximate geographical chine guns,

flagrations raged for three days,

Obtainable at all""

stream.

SEVERE

'1

The

.centre of China as the Japanese invadera, surging northward along

Invaders.

HEAVY CASUALTIES

TE-

The Chinese counter-attack- ea the Japanese rear, and the the east bank of the Han River, CHANGEHA, Mar. 15. (Int'l) Japanese lines, claiming the battled the stiffening". Chinese-Chinese forces, nghting fierce capture of three positions along forces with, mutually heavy cas-y,claim that they inflicted the Kingshan-Chungslang high- ualties. Heavy fighting was also 1,000 casualties on the enemy ay killing 300, Nippon soldiers reported from North Kiangsu and before withdrawing from Pao-no capturing or disabling eight Shansi.

ying and that they are engaged tanks

-The germ that causes the disease is known. res frichophyton. It burles gouf doen in the Lisaves of the skin and ir very hard to kill A fest made shows it takes 15 minutes of botting to kill the germ. so you can see way the ordinary reme dies are unsuccessiu

HP was developed solely for the purpose of treating Athlete's Foot It in a liquid that pene trales and dries quickly You just paint the at- lected parts. it, pedis off the lease of the axio where the germ breeds

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