Shanghai, May 6.
INDICATIONS of obstruction of British and Chinese industry seeking to revive in the Eastern district have come to the notice of the proper authorities and have been made the subject of detailed reports both here and at Home, it was authoritatively teamed yesterday.
"The main obstacles placed in the: path of those. who endeavour to re-establish legitimate manufacturing enterprise "north of the Creek" are closing of promises, refusal to grant passes to the Chinese workers need-'d, and refusal to reopen habitable terraces as staff quarters. Further.
foreign plants have been affected by fre, sabotage, indiscriminate Inlleting of troops—and horses; while Chinese factories, as is well known, ave suffered extensive loss by the removal of machinery, materials, and Curnishings, Cases also are record where looters were compelled to return materials taken from what turned out to be foreign-registered industrial premises, 'One of the British-registered fac~ tories which It was hoped to operate gain this spring is the Hong Foong ton Mill, 1 to 6 Whashing Road, situated on' valuable water-frontage, Despite the fact that this property ly duly registered at ¥.M. Consulate General, there are now signboards fon all the gates announcing that no-tone may enter except by authority of the Dah Kong Cotton Mill (Japa se) or the "Japanese Special Naval Service Mission," Astor House, The Hong Foong Cotton Mill is owned by. the Industrial Development Company, Lid., and it was with A view to reopen the factory that the management recently applied for pauses for fitters to go to the premises trid repair the plant. It is said that the Japanese authorities refused to grant such pai Another case in point is that of the Sung Sing No. 7 Cotton Mill, 468 'Yangtszepoo Rood, Since long, afore the opening of hostilities last year, this factory has been owned the Hongkong & Shanghat Banking Corporation, which let it to the Sung Sing Company (Chinese). The Brilish Consular notices which' were posted on the entrances to this mill have all been removed and instead Supanere signboards have been erected, The Japanese signs forbid nity except by authority of the Kons Dah No 2 Cotton Mill, next door, a Japanese factory, or the Japanese Special Naval Service Mis-
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