PERMANENT ALLIED INDUSTRIAL COUNCIL
London, To-day.
A PERMANENT ANGLO-FRENCH Industrial Council, un- der the joint chairmanship of Colonel Lord Dudley Gordon and M. Rene Duchemin, has been formed. The Council has been formed under the agreement reached as the result of the discussions in London between the organisation representing French industry and the Federation of British Industries for the purpose of pro- moting the common interests of both countries in the export markets of the world.
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"If there are any difficulties, they and are not military but political diplomatic."
Several papers suggest increased Franco-British assistance, and than one proposes direct, Allled tervention-Reuter.
Swedish Denial
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London, To-day. Rome radio says that according to the Finnish an unconfirmed report Foreign Minister, M. Tanner, is now in Berlin.
The report adds it seems certain that M. Svinhufvud, ex-President of Finland, had a conversation with an important
last German personage night.
Meanwhile the Swedish Legation in London has issued a categorical denial that the Swedish Government is ex- ercising any kind of pressure on the Finnish Government in Finland's talks
The argeement provides that two organisations shall undertake to pro- mote agreements between individual Industries in their respective coun- tries, designed to encourage co-opera- tion, eliminate uneconomic competi- tion and maintain such a price level in the respective export markets as will ensure the development of con- sumption.
Such agreements will be designed as a permanent feature of Anglo- French economic relations.
In order to develop the export trade In wartime the two organisations will recommend to their respective gov- ernments that in suitable cases the productive capacity at present allotted to armaments in one country should be released for the export trade of that country, by the importation of armaments so displaced from the other country. Reuter.
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London Unofficial View: Finland Must Reject (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") London, To-day,
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Chungking, To-day. Reports alleging that the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the British Ambassador had reached an agree- ment concerning the Tientsin sil- ver issue elicited categorical de- nials from both the British en- voy and the Chinese Foreign Of- fice last night.
Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr de- clared to Reuter: "The report al- leging that the Chinese Foreign Ministry and myself had reached an agreement concerning the Tientsin silver problem is un- true."
An equally emphatic denial was issued by the Chinese For- eign Office. To Reuter the of- ficial spokesman stated: "The re- port is entirely untrue."
Commenting on the suggestion that the report may be "prema- ture," it is pointed out here that the reported agreement may not take place at all-Reuter,
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Tokyo, To-day. Nicolas Zoller, captain of Hungarian freighter Nyugat, was fined 500 yen in the Tokyo dis- trict court for violation of the Shipping Law and the Military Secrets Act.
It was alleged that Capt. Zoller had caused the ship to enter closed port. Reuter.
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press, most newspapers agreeing that Finland would have no alternative but to reject the Russian conditions.
The newspapers stress it would be to Germany's interest to see the con- flict come to a speedy end.
"A patched up peace would be ર diplomatic victory for Hitler. He does not want the Russian resources wast- ed in a lesser adventure," declares the "Daily Mail,"
"The tie-up of Russia in Finland is a great advantage to Britain and France," the newspaper adds.
A. WARNING
Analysing the situation the "Daily Mail" states neither of the Allied countries can take the responsibility of urging Finland to continue resis- tance because the help promised by many countries was insufficient to stem the Russian tide.
The draft of the War Revenue Ordinance which is to be given its first reading at next Thursday's meeting of Legislative Council, is published with various slight alterations to the original text, in the "Government Gazette."
One of the most important changes is that the name of the "Board of Inland Revenue” is al- tered to the "Board of War Taxа- tion," to avoid confusion with any permanent department.
Another makes it clear that it is not intended to permit the own- er of property, to pass the Proper- ty Tax on to the tenant.
The words "and borne by" have been added to the first clause dealing with the Property Tax.
It is also made clear that the Property Tax is on the rateable value. The original phrase, “net annual value" was liable to be. confusing.
London, To-day.
The Air Ministry last night an- nounced: "In the course of re- connaissance and petrol opera- tions carried out yesterday by aircraft of the Bomber and Coast- al Command of the R.A.F., three enemy patrol vessels near Bor- kum were attacked with bombs. A bombing attack was also made last night on a naval auxiliary vessel near Sylt.
Two enemy Heinkel aircraft en- countered over the North Sea dur-- ing the day were engaged and were seen be bit. As already reported, patrols from the Fighter Command brought down a Heinkel east of Aberdeen and another off the North coast of Scotland.”—British Wireless.
The prefix "Special" to telegrama is used by the "Sunday Herald" and "China Mail" to indicate news which is strictly copyright under the provisions of the Telecommunica- The journal concludes by warning tions Ordinance, 1936, and may not be re- that "if Hitler mediates successfully printed, under any circumstances, alther he will be installed as the friend and wholly or in part, without prior arrangs- protector of Scandinavia." Havas.
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