Tokyo has just replied that _the Yangtze. shalt still remain closed to islemational merchantmen, giving as ffomds that navigation of the river commercial vessels would serious-hamper Japanese military opera-fins. "They add that Chinese guerillis infest "the Yangtze areas, and Afwuenily attack Japanese " ships, lo mines are laid, creating danger to tree trate, eQiythe thor hand, it is a well:
lished tact that huge quantities Japanese Hoods, far beyond military) lets are transported down Chin wog importance to foreign and do-
The fuel most used in this tand move ships, railways electrical systems, factory units and so. forth'
coal.' This, too, comes under the operation of the "huge Japan Tron-Manufacturing Ca. "All coat mines in China are' going into the hands the Japanese, with the exception the "Kailan Mining Administration which it Would now have: Been un: possible to operate if Japan did not fet the monopoly of distribution.
Two new concerns will blanket all commercial and. Industrial activities 'n'central and northern China. They
eiat"resourees' put at their disposal wale so, ave nine by the Japanese Government. sigh these two firms are to have mono polles of alt important. economic aefivits What "will not be under their fold is to come Under the eon trol of specie monopolies, some of Which are named. in' the foregoing arngraphs Before the hostilities, the Japanese China had already had. an ascendant position in eotton-goods, manufacturing, and just prior to the outbreate of the. current double. they "acquired "the largest Chinese mills in the Tientsin area. Since the commencement of the wai with the Jaid of their military, they ye been appropriating Chinese—mills.
The latter are obliged to throw in the: Jassets of entire plants and equipment and the Japanese "contribute the management. The Press has reported! that even mills of British rogistr ion have been taken over, and that some others have not been allowed to operate at all The most important and valuable wool business in Tientsin, North China, has now become a cast-iron [Japanese monopoly, Cement production, which was formerly conducted by foreigners.and Chinese, is now completely taken lover by Japanese interests. According to the "China Weekly Revie the Shanghai Cement Ca,, capitalized at $2,000,000, local currency, and producing 10,000 tons a month, has been transformed into a "joint" Sino-Japanese enterprise, managed by the Onoda Ca. The China Cement Ca., in Lunghua, also capitalized '$2,000,000, producing the same quantity monthly, will be controlled by 'Japanese concerns. Various Chinese cement undertakings, according to the same authority, have been apportioned among the largest cement'
The different staples of flour, fuel all and tobacco, as mentioned by the Tatter journal, are gradually coming under the sway of Japan, Of much concern to Shanghai are the monopolies in fishery and sericulture both of which also had the solicitude of the former Chinese authorities here. Profits from the, Chinese-owned fish monopoly, before commencement of the hostilities, were such that in a G-month period the Chinese controllers made several times the capital invested.
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