If Boycott Continues More Assistance May be Necessary Next Year London, Dec. "14.
In the House of Commons to-day' Mr. B.C. Spoor (Labour) asked what were the purposes of the loan of £3,000,000 to the Hongkong Government and whether the Government had taken steps to terminate the boycott of British trade in Canton, Mr. W. G. A. Ormsby Gore, Under= Secretary of State for the Colonies. replied that the Governor of Hong: kong had applied in September for a loan of the amount mentioned for the purpose of restoring confidence and financing trade, The loan had saved the colony a serious moment. "It is possi he added, "that if the boycott continues and trade becomes—worzo further assistance may have to be considered next year."—Reuter.
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