Dairen, Mar. 27, Mr. P. W. Turner, manager of the General' Electric Company of China, Lid, Dairen branch, announces he will satire from active business at the fend of this month, has also been announced that the Dairen branch of the G-EC. Is to be closed. down, "During the last fow years;" the announcement declares, "there as been a continuous abate: ment of orders for the GEE. lines fof business In Manchoukuo, the varlous electric lighting and power plants the Chinese elfes, formerly G.E.C. customers, have now almost all been absorbed by tke Manchurly Electric Company; similarly the Chinese col-Herles many of which have been equipped with G.E.C, plant have now been taken over by the Manchoukuo Mining Corp. As these various companies are financed by Japanese cap! {el it 45 only natural that the orders for the necessary machinery for any further developments should be placed wit Japanese manufacturers Wherever possible, In these cit~ cumstances, the directors of the G.'E. C. have decided to close down their Dairen branch as soon clreumstanees permit. In the meantime they will maintain a small office staff here which will work under the ireetion of their ienlsin branch
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