1934-03-27 — Page 14

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THE LONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FAR EAST TRADE DEMANDS

SIR HARRY MCGOWAN'S ADDRESS TO M.P.STM

CHINA & JAPAN

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934.

ROOSEVELT CHALLENGE

STOCK MARKET. CONTROL BILL

STRONG LETTER TO CONGRESS:

Washington, Mar. 26.

ECONOMIC PLAN FOR CHINA

USE OF REDUCED LOAN FUNDS

CURRENCY IMPROVEMENT

Nanking, Mar. 27.

In a resolution adopted at yes terday's full mesting of the National Economic Council, it London, Mar. 26. Attempts to whittle down was decided to reduce the U.S. Sir Harry McGowan, the chair the Stock Market Regula- G$20,000,000, equal to something Cotton and Wheat Loin to man of Imperial Chemical Indus- tion Bill are sharply chal-over $60,000,000 (Chinese cur- tries, who has been campaigning for reorganisation of British in-lenged by President Roose- roncy). dustry, following his recent tour yelt in a letter to Congress. of the Far East, delivered an ad- dress on economic affairs to Con- servative members of the House of Commons this evening, and a ja

He expressed the opinion that Japanese competition was not likely to slacken. On the con- trary, he thought it was likely to be intensified in the future.

The President demands tho enactment of the Measure, for the control of stock exchangos, "with the teeth in it,"

The Standing Committee of the Council has therefore decided on less ambitious reconstruction following items: programme, which embodies the

Drawing attention to the highly (1) Forty per cent, of the total organised drive by influential proceeds of the reduced loan s quarters directly interested in an

to be devoted to the improvement attempt to kill the legislation, Mr. of the Chinese currency system, Roosevelt declares that the Bill, as for the development of civil avin. (2) $6,000,000 is to be put aside drafted, had two principal objec The Japanese Industrialists, ho tives, first the requirement of tion, pointed out, coming comparatively margins so high that speculation (3) $2,800,000 will be used for late into the field, had profited by would be of necessity drastically rehabilitation expenses in Klang- the errors of and lessons learned curtailed, and secondly, the grantai Province and by British, and American indus ing to Government of powers of (4) the remaining' portion. will trialists and, by purchasing up-to-supervision so that the Govern-be allocated to various enterprises, date machinery, they were now, in ment itself will be able to correct urgently needed, such as the com- many trades, ahead of older trad-abuses arising in the future. pletion of the highway system ing countries.

These are the minimum require-connecting the seven provinces in ments of the measure, says the south-eastern China, the devolop President, who insists that they ment and improvement of water be retained-Router.

and land communications In north-

RAPPROCHEMENT NEEDED.

Ile suggested that the most hopoful immediato remedy for a dimcult situation lay in a rap; prochement between British and Japanese industrialists.

Sir Harry McGowan sald he saw Ittle reason to hope for an early improvement in economic condi- tions in China, but it was still a market of great potentiality for, despite political disorganisation, the Chinese were determined to

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Bilk and tea Industries, The N.E.C. points out in (ta He further suggested the en-jofficial statement that China will couragement by British Indus-only actually. benefit from the trialists of the use of Chinese reduced loan to the extent of capital in new industries in $40,000,000 not $50,000,000, as the Ching.

freight charges on the loan whent and cotton and the frat instal- mont of the repayment will be made within three months of de- Ilvery-Central News.

The Chinese would, in future, he felt certain, demand a share of profits made in their own country.

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