Exports of staple produce from Dairen in September revealed a comparison with the corresponding month of 1986, yeans going up by 11,000 ton bean cakes by 9,000 tons, bean oh 100 tons and kaoliang 700 tons. This upward movement was mainly owing to a brisk demand in Japan and Europe for beans, which are now cheaper than formerly as heavy crops were seen this year. An advance was registered for beans in Japan and America, that for the former being 4,000 tons and for the latter 75,000 tons. Bean cake shipments to Jupan for the month went up by 8,500 tons and to the United States by 900 tons. Bean oil export also showed a rise, europe being 1.858 tons as for September, 1936, Meanwhile the benefit of the Reich Manchoukuo trade pact ix becoming. apparent, Figures for August show that Germany exported to Japan in 'August goods to the value of 14:333,000 reichsmarks to imports. from' Japan articles valued at 2.094.000 reichsmarks. For the same month the Reich sent commodities to Manchowto the value of 1,777,000 reichs= marks and imported from Manchotmarks.
Kuo goods valued at 3,048,000 reichs-
Figures for September have not yet been officially given out but it is estimated that German exports for the month will exceed those for August.
En route from Soochow, Nov, 13
For several days things had been pointing to a general withdrawal from Soochow. On Thursday, November 11, the moving of wounded soldiers commenced in. earnest, There was no panic but a very well carried out plan to move the soldiers on Nanking. Within two days 2,000 wounded men had been" shifted out "of Soochow—-on the—night of the eleventh quite a group went out on the train and again on' the night of the twelfth. The last train was reported to have left Soochow at 830 pam. on Friday.
Lack of transportation was one of the biggest handicaps during. this crisis. Civilians had to walla out where Flekshaws could not secured. AS the writer left the cit fat 430 am, Saturday great thronis wore trudging along the roads toward Modoh and Kwangtoh, The International Relief Committee of Soochow was moving headquarters, refugee hospital unit, together with the mental eases out of the Elizabeth Blake Hospital to. Kwangfoh. A special committee visited the Amer can Ambassador asking that he should lise his good offices and appeal the Japanese to make Kwangfoh a neutral zone for refugees. This. Mr. Johnson undertook to do, At Kwank-Toh there. remain Messers HW. MeNulty, H.-H, MeMillan, Chas. MeDaniei, Dr, M. P. Young, and Miss Lucy Gries Tt is understood that Mr. Henry, a member of the Internation! Relief Committee of Sovchow, wi undertake to reach Shanghai in order to secure ce-operation for alleviation of need In and around Soochow. Also two members of the Soochow Hospital Staff, Drs. J.C, Tyorougham and Rice, were likewise hopping to rel to Soochow vin Shanghai.
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