Tokyo, May 7.
Action of the Nanking Government in suppressing the boycott on Japanese goods was one of the reasons given to-day by financial observers for the improvement in Sino-Japanese trade in recent months.
'A. 25 per cent. gain in Shanghai imports of Japanese goods was shown lest month as compared with March, according to a study made by the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.
Figures for imports into Shanghai for the three last months were: February, 21,000 tons; March, 31,000, and ArH, 40500 tons. The April {etal represented_a record high since the Shanghai incident of 1932. Chief items of imports were cotton textiles, refined sugar, hardware, chemicals, machinery and general merchandise.
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