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BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Dec. 13 (Reuter),—"II the'
military war is barely cutlined, the monctury war is in full awing,” said M. Paul Reynaud, the French Finance Minister, uddressing the Chamber to
day.
lfe added: "The democracies will win, but only at the prices of sacri- fices, of which they perhaps have no Idea as yet."
But compared with Germany, the sacrifices asked of the French, are moderate,
A Sign For The Futuro Dealing with Government mea- gures regarding foreign exchange. M. Reynaud slated that since the
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Political Situation Brings Relief
SPECIAL TO TĤe "TeleGRAPHY NEW DELHI, Dec. 19 (Reu-} BRUSSELS, Dec. 18 (UP).—nt ter)One life. has been lost as The easing of the political situn- result of Monday's communal tion in Belgium has been accom- rioting at Jubbulpore, in central panied by an improvement in Indja. One hundred and fifteen deliveries of Belgian products to neutral countries as a result of persons were injured. the list of dead as "over one hun- ping facilities.
A German news agency put out the speeding up of rail and ship- dred"
Among other wild statements eman- ng from Zecson (the Berlin short Jave broad casting station) Begations regarding working con- itions for women, etc.
Women, sald Zeesen last night, work twelve hours a day in coal
Deliveries against orders placed before the outbreak of war are being worked off tairly rapidly, and the fresh demand for metal la clamorous
Two Problems Romain Two problems are not yet finally solved the shortage of ore supplies than 500,000 mobilisation of more
beginning of the war, 34 muilord | mines. In actual fact, women are and shortage of labour due to
francs had been repatriated and the Exchange Equalization Fund, despite huge purchases abroad, was higher than at the beginning of the war.
Emphasising the huge resources of the Allies, M. Reynaud anked: "Ought we not to make. a real partnership for this great common adventure of war and even think of prolonging it after the war, so that it might be the starting point for a reconstruc- tion eagerly expected by Europe?"
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not permitted to work underground.
men.
the
. Mr. Jinnah's Statement
The home-demand for ore has ex- panded, but owing to defence orders orders NEW DELHI, Dec. 13 (Reuter), which receive priority, the Mr. Jinnah, lender of the All-India from private consumers are rationed. Moslem Party, who is involved in an The best buyers are coal mines and acute lasue with Gandhi at the engineering shops.. Premiums of 20 moment, to-day issued a long state-francs per ton, or more, are being ment in which he demended that the paid, especially for merchant bars. Royal Commission should examine The export market demand, parti the treatment of minorities in India by the Congress Ministries.
Wants Royal Commission BOMBAY, Dec, 13 (Reuter).—Mr. M. A. Jinnah, President of the Allied Muslim League, in lengthy state- ment reiterating the charges against Congress Ministries in connection with their treatment of minorities, has demanded the appointment of a Royal Commission by the Brilish Government.
The report of the Directors of the China Light and Power Company, Ltd. for the year ended September 30, to be presented at the 21st, ordin- ary yearly meeting of shareholders This, he added, should be composed
cularly from Holland, Sweden ond Portugal, is ten times as heavy as can be supplied. South America is showing interest, but is discouraged by the high prices.
Nazi Wheat Rotting
at St. George's Building on Decem- of a purely judicial personnel with New Food Problem
ber 22, states that profit on working || High Court Judges under the chair-| account amounts to $2,045,653. The nianship of one of the Law Lords of
net profit after deducting transfer the Privy Council.
fees and allowing for Directors' and Auditors fees and depreciation $1,130,016. With $104,688 brought forward from last year, there is $1,241,304 available for appropria-
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Presents Itself
LONDON, Dec. 13 (Reuter). -The "Dally Telegraph's" Trieste correspondent reports that the effects of the blockade and the Russian failure to de liver even one-fiftieth of the grain supplies promised have compelled Germany to resort earlier to her grain reserves than expected.
The stocks stored churches, synagogues and emergency ware- houses are found to be in a very bad condition.
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LATE NEWS merchant vessels trading with the emergency stocks are affected.
Air Fight Over North Sea
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry announces that two nic- craft of the Coastal Command on Wednesday encountered and attacked two Dornier flying boats in the North Sca.
Both the enemy rear gunners were
hit and both enemy aircraft damaged by machine-gun fire before disup- pouring in the clouds.
Two Nazi Victims Of Submarine
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter).-The Admiralty
that in the announces North Sen the same submarine that sighted the Bremen has sunk U-boat and torpedoed a cruiser.
It also states that the Deptford was torpedoed by a U-boat in Norwegian territorial waters-the third case In a few days of violation of Norwegian neutrality by Germany.
Fighting German Mine-Layers
LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuler)-If In understood that the security patrol of anti-German mine-laying aircraft is being carricu out by long-range powerfully armed bombers which, it is understood, easily repulsed German machines which attempted to bent oft the raid on Heligoland.
Britain.
10% Of Stocks Affected It is revealed that 10 per cent. of
All the grain has been stored more The safe arrival of hundreds of than six months. Therefore it is convoyed vessels does not constitute being handed out before it becomes news, precisely because it is not wholly unfit for consumption. sensational evidence of the strength Hence the rescission of the Govern→ of the British Navy, but only lement order that bread must contain normal process of international trade.
Absurd Assertion
The recent sinkings of British and neutral vessels, on the contrary, are of sensational news value used by German propaganda in an attempt to prove that the convoy system is not safe for acutrals, whereas neutral ship-owners,
whose ships arrive safely week after week, know this assertion to be absurd.
a minimum three per cent. of potato and fimur,
The German public, however, is being told that the extra supplies are due to the fact that the ware- houses are overflowing.
Spain-Portugal Trade Treaty
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Neutrals charter their ships to the British Government to travel in con- voy because it is easier for German submarines to torpedo unaccompanied ships thun to attack a convay und Spata has signed a commercial treaty risking depth charges from the with Portugal designed to increase the trade between the two countries.. escorting vessels.
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