The Archive · 1931

CHINA'S NEED TO IMPORT FOOD Minister on Development of Industries

Nanking, Jan. 26.

this morning at the memorial meting at, the Central Kuomintang Headquarters, it. H. Kung, Minister of in: dustries,_ stated that, every effort was made by the Notional Government for encourage the, emi: [gration, of people from the interior f6'the far-off regions in the north Cast and the north-west where there rare approximately—1,600,000,000 nou of uncultivated land. culture," Of the Important work of the Dre kung. added, "remains "te development of agra Sonat Government. China. has Hons ice and wheat from, abroad retain: four-mill, at Shangtal AS00000" tons. of. wheat every BEE and two-thirds of that has Zine from abroad." The reason Sam oe the somme amount of wheat fwitle the Chinese wheat can Put ur 8 catties of four, the impo Giheat can pat out 98 catties, The Ministey of Industrie is pay aaraiai attention to the question provement of seeds. of We total number of $000,000 "Regarding the cotton industry, Spindles jo China, bout, 1,800,000 indies belong to, Japanese-owned Mills" At Shanghat" alone; the Fapanese-owned mills have 1,400,000, photes while there are only 900,000, Shindies in Chinese-owned tall"

Der Kung' then mentioned "the rapid decline in' the production of Giinese Smashes, cement, tea; and procelsine He also pointed oat that From 10"to 80 per cent. of the coal sed by Shanglal factories was ented ether from japan or French indo China.

conclusion, Dr. Kona urged the' Government and: the people elp develop. the country's tadus-Th, for ely in industrial "profpevity'slone ould China. hope to Beet elves "numerous ditiealty

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