Chungking. June 16.
Chinese circles here attach much' interest to a Chinese press report from London that well-informed De- puteh circles in London have receive?
from Batavia to the effec that the People's Council in the session starting today will discuss the desirability of improving trade re-Jatioiis between China and the Netherlands East Indies.
Commenting on the subject, the official "Central Daily News" declares: "The news deserves our attention: since the development takes place at a time when economic negotiations between Japan and the N.E.I. have broken down.
"Relations between China and the N.E.I. have a long close history. There are at present 1.200000 Chinese residing in the N.E... who make an important contribution to the development of the Dutch colony. Trade rekitions between the two countries declined recently as a result of Japanese economic penetration. "As the question was discussed at a Batavia meeting. we hope the matter will receive the serious attention of the Chinese Government."—
Reuter.
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