From "Free China"
A stir has been caused among Chinese native goods manufacturers in Shanghai as it is reported that the Chinese Government at Chungking has now prohibited the importation of every kind of machine-made native goods from Shanghai to the interior under its control, The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai is awaiting a reply from Chungking to its recent telegraphic inquiries made about the matter.
Being anxious to know the official opinion, the eight members of the Native Goods Examination Committee in Shanghai are said to have also cabled to the Ministry of Economics petitioning the Government for permission to transport native goods made in Shanghai the interior.
The committee's telegram expresses the hope that the report that the Government has banned importation of Shanghai goods is not true. It is pointed out that during the resistance period Chinese native goods manufacturers in Shanghai have made a great contribution to the country by keeping the people at the rear adequately supplied with native goods.
All raw materials used by these manufacturers have been scrutinized and bought according to regulations enforced by the Government, it is stated. They are also examined by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce here and therefore, it is argued, they can be clearly distinguished from enemy problem worth the intention of the public.
Apart from establishing a beggars' camp in Fokien Road, the union has been distributing Chinese puddings and boiled ginger water to the poor during the past few days.
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