Sept, 30.
'UBSCRIPTIONS received in the sterling: account of the Voluntary War Contribution Fund since the last list total £328—19—9, it was stated yesterday. A balance of £986—15—8 has been brought forward. In the dollar account, $52,266.49 has been received since the last list.
The balance carried forward, totals $176,381.22. the Hongkong and Shanghai Desking Bury crore GF"tha) ata \Corporation, oF to the Chartered Bank (2S.ira) "ita tury contribution, Fez aseount of she Voluntary Wat en while-henderson ae sins age will be readily appreciated. Sconomie situation of an acute: short she danger ne
Export Licences and Shipping The chief trouble.does not arise from the recently promulgated "tree~ zing orders." Local importers and the chemical industries "could probably foreign importers whit, stig srarcoface with equanimity both the reduc-Vented "-n serious, "position from fon th shipping "facilities "and. the deteriorating rapidly' into' one of cases, Limitation 8 foreign, exchange apie propriations, were it "not TSSey ce tint apparently invielding ailitude oe the ied States trade control author\= ties in the matter of export permits. aha ake mie tie Aue, Tah ca.cat "America Is. now the. dominat source of practically all chemical and Pelt fu lo eae pire Ga sahara pharmaceutical raw materials and as there ore prices: on the local Products, but it would appear that Tarket, which, since the beginning of the chances of obtaining additional must; has undergone new waves of stocks from this direction have been {otally unjustified increases for chem\= Feduced toa minimum. The British alg and pharmaceuticals.
Authorities "in" London are more compared with the beginning of this Yeniont. and. "several permit. for year, price Increases amounted export to Shanghai of Various classes ihe start of the current month to be= chemical goods have been issued ween 30 per cent. and 800 percent. uring the ast tve or sie weeks 'Thor' supplies ranking' highest 19 Exporters in England have Ue stocks local' demand. are. whied" "actually fant the Ticenseg in hand but, in thole very other day, while certain pro tie, the handicap is the ick duets neglected by local. consumers ro. relatively. cheaper today than arriving here. via the Ca Reéry' boat from, Great, Britain amall eat go of heavy. and ther they ere te senary last "small. fry" have also embarked upon. a hoarding' polley of their Own, preferring the "cheap ° priced Bopllar brandy but" giving dpeciat nelinad "to plac Gucis which, itis armueds are ikely Vessels on the long Far Eastern run fo'touch the highest after tie make up the deficiency local German firms have run short Up. therefore, it may be their stocks, whi Nareottes in North China Acetie Acid "Tole, year all the imports depen and Holland, were Of shall quantities.
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