The Archive · 1939

Singapore Trading

Difficulties Shannhai, Oct. 6 Chinese native goods manufactur ers in Shanghat have sent a formal Chungking asking that tions be opened with author! ties in Singapore so that importation Chinese goods into that British port will not be resteleed, according fo'a Chinese report.

Chinese" Consul 1 ig stated thal Mr. Kao Ling-pel pore, has already negotiations. with the Singapore with a view to doing away with the new regulations which control cash remittance by overseas Chinese there to their mother country Timit importation of Chinese ood Previous Chinese reports were to the effect. that the new regulations enforced in Singapore had affected Chinese native goods manufacturers great deal. Tk wae pointed out that since the sale their products in the interior had been limited "they depended much of their carga pore and South Seq Islands.

'Authorities in Singapore were said to have banned the importation of 34 kinds of Chinese goods and' the action was taken in respect to those exporting countries which are not linked with the sterling bloc. Tt was asserted by previous reports that China. in ww Park. Mr. A. tobacco pouch contained in aa inser bed ease.

Int. Robertson will leave a few tralia. the Police Lawn Bowls Club which he helped to organize some 10 yours Rice Situation Shows Improvement Shanghai, Oct, 7 row "received ordain. from nies 9 "Shanghai "have Atinisuy: of Beonoinies of Chungking requiring them to enlarge the scope of "commodity mortgage" "aelivitics prevent unscrupulous: mers chants from hoarding goods which fact is said to be ebieny responsible for the increase of prices in Shangha JAccording toa. Chinese' report' the institutions are required to send re= Ports tothe Ministry regarding. this Meanwhile, advertisements of Jcommodities continue Oe appear in eveasing prices. of many Kinds the Chinese press but. Chinese reports indicate! that the rice situation here. lis dednitely' improved. Although "the present prices are. still very" high, it is predicted that. with the" continuous arrival of. supply" no upward trend will be followed in the Immediate future clang ut "Anhwsel is" now Food The new crop of rice in Chekiang,

fox the market. Merchants have nes rotated for tree transportation of tee {o"Shanghai. Rice hae been arriving ere by' train and boats during' the Past fei days from Quinsan, Chants chow, Hashing. Wohw and Stngkione estimated that about 8000 bos or sometimes 18,00 bags of the grain are arriving here daily. Prices have therefore dropped.

TThis_rleo, however, comes from ihe ign inferior. kind of the grain, It is called "hsien mel" but as to the better grade of rice there has been little improvement. the situation. The "pai en" or the first grade rice is still priced between $32 find $35 per pleuh,

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