The Archive · 1939

Japan Gets Iron Ore From British Malaya Nearly 250,000 Tons Each Month Taken

Singapore, June 14.

Japan is importing nearly 250,000 tons of iron ore a month from British Malaya.

Shipments in April totalled 235,259 tons, compared with 73,351 tons in March, 30902 tons in February, 43,-

698 tons in January and 113434 tons im April last year.

Shipments in the first three months of the year are usually low, as the majority of the supply is obtained from Kelantan, and Trengganu, and monsoon weather interferes with loading of ships.

Of the April shipments 7:.759 tons were obtained from the state of Shanghai's latest gad smartest rendezvous

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