London, May 31.
The dangers to British trade of subsidized foreign imports were dwelt on by a deputation from the Terift Policy Committee of the House Commons, when it was received in the House last evening by Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, cud Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade.
Mr. Thomas Levy, Chairman of the Committee and leader of the de: putation, spoke.
There was a huge volume of imports, he said, at prices with which British industrialists could not compete. This, he declared, was causing serious recession in trade and was increasing unemployment. As an instance, among other things Mr. Levy cited the large increase in ex-paris of German motorcars to South Africa and India, Other speakers suggested raising tariffs to counter-aet foreign subsities and Sir John Simon and Mr.
Stanley promised to give their representations full consideration.—Reuter.
Mr. Levy, reports Havas, specified ihat.2680 German cars had been imported into South Africa in 1937 compared to 82 in 1934, while in India the figure for the corresponding period had risen from 123 to 2213 trae Executive Yuan has allotted a sum of $10,000 for the compensation and relief of victims of recent Japanese bombings, in Canton, says a dispatch to the "Standard." The funds are reported io have been remitted to the Kwangtung Provincial Government by the Ministry of Financi Meanwhile, according to another report, the General Supervisor of French mission hospitals in China has dispatched a large medical staff to Canton to help in caring for the repent bombings by Japanese "planes. The Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, General Wu chen, has thanked this officer on alf of the Cantonese people.
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