Tokio, Aug. 2.
Avmeeting of the Raw Silk Association held at Yokohama today discussed the situation resulting from the accumulation of stocks owing to the stagnation of the export and domestic demand. A resolution was passed to restrict the bringing in of raw silk from the interior by 30 per cent. and that manufacturers should restrict their output by 30 per cent., also. that the Government should be requested to give financial assistance.—Reuter.
Britain's Import of Manufactured Goods London, Aug. 1.
Replying to questions in the House of Commons yesterday, Sir Philip Lloyd-Greame, Director of Overseas Trade, said that the value of manufactured goods imported into the United Kingdom during the six months ending June 30 totalled £112,500,000, of which £11,000,000 was of German origin.
Twenty-four ships flying the Soviet flag entered British ports during the past year, of which 15 discharged cargo, principally tim-. ber from Russia and Latvia.—Reuter.
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