Avsrmcia avo rie Fan East, Published ihe" Australian Institute of International Affairs, Angus. and Roberteon, Sydney.
The Australian Institute of International Affairs has shown its apredation of the importance of the Far East to Australia by the public tion of a volume in which the his: tory of Australian-Oriental relations is carefully examined, "and which deals with trade and other relations Qetween Australia, the Netherlands Indies, China and Japan, Designed primarily, it is assumed, for the use Of Australian students of these affairs, fand for, the information of business men, it forms 2 useful basis for both hose puerpores, There is evidence fof, painstaking production and, pre~ paration, and the Institule is to be Congratilated on its realization of the importance for Australia of the matters examined by thus making available a book in easily compassable form for the information of whose interest in these ques: induced by Its publics But whatever its merits, they do not ie' ina, thoroughly" balanced Presentation, The chaplet devoted 10 BFsclors tnfiuencing the Development of Ausralias Trade with Japan." by uriis Moss, includes section Yoted to Cultural Contac, in. which iucatonst agencies, the press. and sanetlige cultural contacts between Rustells and depen, and the fne development of ultra! contacts all find placer There 1s evinced ively sense of the value of Japanese Uiuket npprectation indeed goes fora si, one "king ace Pomble, Market. for 'Aantalion Production" by Mi, D. Black, contains no. reference what-Bier to the culture of China Shien "all observers admit Japan rainy oves her, own') No plans ied by which theca may be ofassors between Chinese flan Univeraties, One Ibs a am Indien: significant fact that between the 1933 and 1884 importation of carded and combed wool into China there is a difference in value of almost 300 per ent. It has not come direct from Australia because Australian tops cannot meet the price of tops from England or Japan. But it has come ultimately largely from Australia. And similarly, and also. unaccountably, Mr. Black has omitted to show the importations into China of wool the yarn and woven con~ dition—very considerable figures indeed.
Mr. Black does not know that in Shanghai during the last two years five woollen mills spinning wool (but not yet weaving cloth) have come. {nto "being. and that. the import Agures of "tops" may be expected therefore to be even greater for 1935, This development Is a. recognition of the fact that even if the purchasing power of the people is low, so that they cannot buy extensively woollen cloth for winter garments, there are the hundreds of thousands of Chin-exe women with busy fingers who might be induced to knit garments for themselves and their children. The process is well begun. See any group of mill girls going to and from the factories at change of shift in winter. A long scarf, woollen cap, Woollen gloves are almost universal. The children have a bright-coloured cap and sweaters are becoming very popular for their wear. If Australia Were to put some promotional work Into teaching knitting in Chinese vil-Tages, -a market that Australia would welesme would come. If sufficient People use a little, the same ends Will be served as by fewer people using more. And China has the sufficient people.
The diMeulties of a book written largely from other people's sources Jand without "on the spot" observation is amply Illustrated. Nevertheless the publication of the book is signifteant and it will be of value in with reference to their relationships "with the Far East—or their tion of the Chinese mind at it best to the Western world and the absence of any suggestion in the publication St the Insitute that Australia. hae Sught to learn fromthe culture of Chime in "lo, oder exprestons Shows a luck of appreciation of values Wee "aimeett to understand Dr. Ghuntes os's use of the argument the 1881 Britian Beonomie Mission {o Ching that there should be an {ension of the cultural contacts between" China and Britain as bess for wviger cultural contacts between Aus-
applied to possible similar. and per" tralia and Japan and ut to ave it Maps mare" rewarding. contacts between Ausrali and" China "Again, Mr." Blacks dissertation, painstaking though ft is, an exam Iigvas it does in insistent detail the nek of! purchasing. power of the Chinese masses, and the pos sibilities (or lack of them). of trade in a long range of fommoditis, is apparently the work Stsomeone' who har had access to enam works of reference but does Sot" teem to, know his subject st Brat hand. "Wisely, Me. Black Doves of the iden tat ince there are por eat many. people im China there S'gteat and potential demand for an kinds of goods from his country. 'Anyone who faces the facts of Chinas Dovey is doing, a service to those Who may' think that there Dorado at yet untouched forthe tra ertovexpioit Bur Mi, Black has not the ie family Shoerved his China closely. He labours
Incomes do, not exceed $000" 9 year" {in reality this is too hish ogre). feters over. and. over ogum {the Frinding poverty" of 'Ching, and Warns gaine thinking that Because Tore are, numbers' of people, these rect numbers wil have aver to buy Rustrallan goods. Yel anyone on the spot with yer to see and suflient Ktmacination to explo, what be see would know that for example in the Increased tse of woof, there i me deed & potentiality which may indeed fave ben fo be realized Mr. Bisck, relying on. available source materials, examines the woo! ures snd shows China's consump on of woo! to be comparatively finan! amount of greasy and scoured wool, But he. has' forgotten Boverve a sturtion drawn welt noun by Dr. Clues Wass in his Ghapter on Japan, where he pointe fou that Swherese formerly dere: war Sarge Importation into Japan "ope for woof in patilly manfacfared state), this how greatly tales Off with g rise in the importation of Saw wool ate. Black proves that Wool can enter China exeepi inthe alate, "He has forgotten 10 took the China import Agures for woo, trid has given only Atcalan ex: por, gures, He has omitted the
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