While marked progress is being! made in reconstruction in southern, Kwangsi further north is also wit essing similar activity, The rally way which is goon to connect Hunan, Kwangsi and Kweichow provinces 1s being rushed through with all the energy and haste at the government's disposal. Already trains are running, fs far as Ishan (Kingyuan) and it 1s: expected that ere long the" Nantan near the border of Kwangsi will be linked by ribbons of steel and the rocky hills resound with the deep coughing of engines as they pull up the long grades, Meanwhile the whole province comparatively peaceful. Robbery, though not tin known, is not frequent fond the main highways may be travel-Jed without fear of attack. Prices Singapore, Jan. 15.
British Malaya is the "dollar arsonal" of the-British Empire, large exports of tin and rubber to the United States provide a large Balance of trade which in terms of dollars helps to pay for British put-chases of alreratt and other war materials on the "cash and carry" basis required by the Washington government.
It is the policy of the Malaya gov-cernments to conserve all available re-Sources of foreign exchange to in-grease the country's usefulness as a "dollar arsenal 'There is a growing tendency in 'Malaya to look more and more India, Australia and New Zealand for supplies of foodstuffs and manufactured goods which' previously were supplied by Great Britain or by countries outside the sterling bloc. The possibility of extending the trade Between Malaya and India is being considered, Malaya's exports which may be of use in the Empire's wartime economy include rubber, tit, iron, bauxite, Several minerals needed in'armament production, including wolfram and tungsten and vegetable oils.
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