The Archive · 1929

Imported Clothing

2. Shortage of clothing materials. The principal materials used; for clothing by the Chinese people are cotton goods, linen goods and goods. Of these three, the demand of the cotton goods is the largest. The value of silk products exported vin 1928 was Tik. Tls. 160,000,000, which was TIk, Tls. 10,000,000 less than the value of foreign cotton goods imported during the same year. In addition to foreign cotton Products, foreign silk imports amounted to Hk. Tls. 28,000,000 or more "during 1928. " Though the Throe Eastern Provinces and Mon. golia produce huge quantitich, of wool, China, owing to her conseryative manufacturing methods, has compelled to. import largo!

tities of foreign woollen goods.

total value of clothing materials imported from foreign countries last Proliminary questions were put to Tsimberevich, Stankevich, Taranoff, G. Ko A. Koliada, Kore-shelf, Karmasheff, Kurenkoff, Likareff, Prichko, Golovin, Godultak, Simarod, Yalovinehi,, Drozdoff, Tarovsky, Drobinsky, Vidsheff and Goncharoit. The Procurator himself to portions of the which all except Tsimberevich were led away fran the court-room.

On being questioned as to when ther he had taken part in a secret} meeting and was he aware of the [contents of the documents found in the Consulate, Tsimberevich categorically declared that he knew nothing about them and that he did not take part in any such meeting. In reply to a question as to when ther he was aware of the Moscow! telegram for the purpose of interfering with the unification of China

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