To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cinxa Datey News"
Sin,—It was my privilege some four years ago to meet Mr. T, V, Soong and discuss with him the possibilities of China competing with Japan in her own markets. "How Is it possible for China to stand up to Japanese competition, said Mr. Soong, when Great Britain cannot do so? Since that interview I have noticed how, either by accident of direct intent, Japan and Japanese industries have been drought to the notice of the public under distinctly favourable condi-ions with the inevitable result that there has. grown up In the mind of the Chinese a Japan carrying, everything before her in the Industrial World, [have no wish to accuse Dr. Mui, his address 10 the Shanghai Rotary Club, of wilful inexactitude, but it is Jdistinelly. unfortunate that he should bbe reported as saying "The consump-ton of wool in Japan was almost ay great as that in Great Britain, white twas Australia's biggest purchaser. What he was probably referring to was Australian' wool only: but that not what is reported. Thus to en~ able your readers to arrive at a just conclusion on this matter the following reasonable approximations are Woot. Manuracrunt 1b, (gulations) We (millions)
Span Great artaln Virgin Woot "280 Wea! 1 Totals "25 720
Perhaps even mote: remarkable are the figures with reference to Textile Equipment 'Janam Gret Britain Gembing Machined io. 2800 Woollen' Spindi 2.90000
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.