Show Chinese Chi V Wo vie it Asked To Sacrifice Luxuries By II n. R. R EKINS United Press Staff Staf Correspondent China UP UP Chinas Chinas China's women especially of the middle and upper classes have been appealed to toas toas toas as able to reduce this country's staggering stag stag- gering goring adverse trade ba balance nce By discontinuing discontinuing dis dis- dis- dis continuing the use we of ot cosmetics perfume perfume per per- fume cume chewing gum wearing apparel and other luxuries imported from abroad the women can greatly improve improve im prove the country's econom economic c ion tion the Chen Pao vernacular vernacular ular new newspaper paper believes Present nt indications are that Chinas China's adverse trade trad balance this year will ill total silvern silver In n March alone the excess of ot Imports over exports amounted to silver And luxuries and f foodstuffs vere were the principal items in the import import im im- im port trade Chinese economic experts point out that hat confronted with a large adverse trade rade balance there is no alternative but ut for lor the country to export silver Since at present the silver reserves in China are regarded as limited the adverse trado trade balance mounting each month presents a serious problem Chinese marit maritime me customs figures show that last year cosmetics valued at silver were imported from rom abroad Fi Figures for lor wine tobacco tobacco to- to bacco acco dr dress goods and other luxuries imports were similarly high |