Bane seme gunn he doh of Ala a Bhi es Ti a he a Shanghai, Oct. 1, Atoneo PF, Banken, The Wool Problem Tie elt nabu of were Nevtaen aah aes Wt ott SPiN oe Sct To the Editor of the "Nonrn-Cinna Dany News 'Sin—I was interested in the re-View of "Australia and" the Far East" which appeared in your columns on Tuesday last, "and in, Professor Barker's support' of its thesis. 1 enquired recently of an Australian why, if his country were dependent on its wool export for its prosperity, the organized. asso-lations of those engaged in raising had not taken conerete steps (in line with the purchasing power of the people, as the review in= dicates is possible) to promote the use of wool in China, He replied he had been told that the matter had been considered, but one Wwool-Hrowers' association had decided that promotional efforts would useless, For there had been correspondence with missionaries and that had not been favourable! My informant had then said, any efforts been made in Austral itself in recent years to wool consumption?" His answer was in the affirmative: special efforts hod been put forth and with the Luse of publicity valuable results had been obtained. He then said, "Why did the wool growers not rely' on the churches in Australia to push their products? It would be just as log cal as to rely on the judgment of missionaries in China for this particular matter!" The answer is not recorded, Apart from @ possible increased use of wool yarn for knitting pur-Poses no one has yet apparently Sought to use the Chinese habit making padded bedding to secure extension of wool buying." Cotton padding and waste silk padding at both commonly employed in China, I understand that there are non-felting types of wool which could be used for bedding pads: merino would not do, but other types might. The experiment is well worth making. A. light weight wool cover would perhaps come to be desired by middle-class families, But de-Monstration and promotion are _es-
idea, fant to the adoption of any new Padi amer et Ben "Ges Me Rehm, Yours''sincerely. Teal Ting Kor "Dairen, Ist Dee. 1927."
Jewish Nationalists will cherish all was not well in the Zionist camp, If the ques ser is the best prophet then the late Tsai Ting-kan may be looked upon og such. A wreath to his memory!
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