The Archive · 1940

Approximately 7.000 Chinese

and women, labourers, factory: work= ers, "domestic. servants—are out of work in Hongkong at' present as a direct result of the evacuation, intern to be thrown out of work, for they ere. previously employed in break-ug morse for masons.

Evacuation of many "missies"" approximately (000, proceeds of famine relief in North Butler said. The rest of us under seal in, the ind the drop of exports clu past three months compelled "1e Inetories to curtail production and cut down on staffs, putting 700 women workers on the unemployed list Figures were contained in "The! Mouskong: Daily Press, vaults of the Chinese. banks where been sored heretofore.

Mr. Hannah asked what results had erned from representations made the Japanese Government about failure of local authorities to suppress final-British manifestations a Japanese-occupied areas of China.

Butler answered, "Anti-British mani-testations at the present time are confined almost eitively to press ate £400,000 to Treasury Singapore, Aus. 22

Singipore has contributed £400,000 to the British Treasury. Its war fund," together with that of the Federated Malay States. totals

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