Hongkong, Oct. 31.
Japanese goods "in. south "China The "boycott, movement against crease their output for tion by. the local public in substitu tion of Japanese goods which were Jenormously consumed by the Chinese before the boycott.
Chinese owners of the Initting land textile factories in' Yaumath Jand Shumsiupo have had to increase the working hours. in' their plants order to meet. the big demand from the local market and. the South Sea Islands in. the "Maluy Archinelago, "Some of these fae ies are operating day_and night and. additional shifts of "workmen are employed so as to increase Dra duction.
is) learned that, all the raw os tone hundred per cent, chants, an avalanche of orders has According to local txtilo. mere been received from the South Sea' [Islands, including Penang, Singay patriotic move- Pore and Malacca, since the eye very optimistic and are confident of greater development of their busi= ness in the very near future, It is understood that a group of prominent businessmen in this colony are endeavouring to establish several factories for the production of native cloth and woollens in view of the growing demand for such goods in Mongkong, Canton and the various districts in south China.
Tt is both interesting and. signi cant to note that Chinese ladies school girls to wear ing. the last close of the putting on. colourful Japanese or Fuji silk clothes, the Jadies "are donning clothes which re of native material. Even the girls have shunned their fascinating Japanese, silly by wearing native clothes, As the result of this sudden great. demand for, native cloths by. the women local "native cloth marche fants have been reaping an unusual refit within the last. fow weeks.
ver since the boycott movement became effective, - Chinese wearing native cloths in all the thorough fa:
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