The principal economic weakness of Malaya is her continued dependent on imported food supplies especially "Nearly two-thirds of Malaya's for increasing supplies from end Burma, although £0 far as pos sible regard must be given {o_ preference of the population for Thai (Siam) Fee, It is believed that Singapore's in dustries can be adapted to produce! certain wartime requirements. There for example the canning industry. in which many millions of dollars have been invested. The Industry ts mally concerned with pineapples for the British and Canadian markets but since the ministry of supply. ceased purchases the factories have been idle, The industry might be Jeonverted to some other use possibly the canning of other foodstuffs '0 build up a wartime reserve.
Similarly with other Singapore dustries. "The engineering work, though occupied already with defence orders, can turn out a variety Roods and many of the small Chinese industrial undertakings foundries, ete, are capable of a considerable range Already inquires have been set afoot to ascertain whether India of Australia can use the considerable quantities of scrap iron available Malaya and which in the past have been sold to Japan.—United Press Motor Car Association Formed In Tientsin distribution of American automobile products have ba gether and formed an a: s0ck mutual protection, First President' of the association is Mr. RE, MeCann, of Frazar Lint: ed (Dorige and DeSoto) while Mr. HA. Lucker, of the American Chi nese Company (Ford distributors), Vice-President and Mr. F. J. Murray Ruslive Motors (Chevrolet dea ers) is. Sceretary-Treasurer.—Reuter, test fo the American section of the Foreign OMice in connection with the arrest and questioning of an American Vice-Consul, Mr. Robert Linden, and merican, newspaper man," Mr.
ile Jacoby, by Japanese "Army authorities at Haiphong.
"The two men were arrested while allegedly. photographing a Japanese Supply depot located on American
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