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ILLUSTRATIVE of the difficulties encountered in Kwangsi Province, this photograph shows Chinese troops moving up to the front lines through mountainous country.
Big Loan To Be Converted Simon's Appeal To
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U.S. GRABS NO APPEALS TO
BRITAIN TRADE
EXPORTS SET A
10 YEAR RECORD
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter),- NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Reu- Referring in the House of Com-ter).-Exports from the United mons to-day to the proposal to Stales last month amounted to take the earliest opportunity to US3358,000,000—the largest for repay the 1940-44 41⁄2 per cent. nearly a decade. Conversion Loan, the Chancellor The total is $71,000,000 more than of the Exchequer, Sir John Stron. In November and $82,000,000 higher declared that the rate of interest on than in December, 1938. the loan was too high, and formal notice of repayment of the loan on July 1 was being given in "London Gazetto" to-night.
Holders would be offered, us alternative to casli, conversion into n❘
loan,
carrying Interest at the rate of 214 per cent, and repayable at par un July 1, 1945. The Treasury would reserve the right to redeem the Con- version Loan at par wholly or in part after July 1, 1943.
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Holders of bonds in the 4% per
Conversion Loan for every converted.
100
The Chancellor appended to inves- tors not to opt for repayment except for the purpose of re-lending the money to the Government.
Compulsory Conversion
LONDON, Jun. 17 (Reuter).-In the House of Commons to-day, the
Prime Minister, when asked if he who, since September 30, 1930, had
would give the names of any stutes
asked Great Britain to guarantee them against ression and had been refused, replied, "None."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).
The US Army is sending two officers to Helsingfors, one from Riga and the other from Washington, to serve as Military Attaches on land and air developments in the war.
imports declined by £33,600,000
Largo shipments of acroplanes, petroleum and metals to the Allies four per cent. in 1939 compared constituted the principal factor in with 1938 and exports by £30,000,000 enlarging the total.
or seven per cent., but that both Atroplanes alone were valued at imports and exports In December $29,000,000, and accounted for most increased compared with November, of the Increase.
1939, and December, 1928.
British and French purchases in- The year ended with a small in- creased from $44,000,000 in Novem-crease in the adverse balance, name- ber to $00,000,000 in December, ly. £401,000,000 against £387,000,-
Exports of cotton also suddenly 000
increased from $30,000,000 to $43,- The December Imports of £80,000,- 000,000,
000 were the greatest in any month Latin American countries nre since December, 1937. turning to American markets owing
Increases compared with Novem-
10 the war. They have increased ber were mostly in food, grain and their purchases by about $8,000,000 to four increasing by £2,500,000, meat $75,000,000, while purchases by £1.700.000
dairy und
produce Asiatic countries have swelled by £2,700,000. (about $15,000,000 to $88,000,000.
Exports 115 December were Britain's Figures
£40,200,000, which a risc of £2,800,000 canpared with November,
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter)
LONDON, Jan. 17 (Reuter).—A The Board of Trade announces that mainly in manufactured gouds. White Paper was issued at the con- clusion of Sir John Simon's statement
in the House of Commons to-day, ex-
plaining that a Bill dealing with the GRIN AND BEAR IT
powers of the Treasury would be
passed through ali stores to-morrow.
The necessity for the Bill arises through the fact that it is proposed to regard any holder of the 1010-44 444 per cent loan who has not applied for repayment at a certain date, or for conversion, as having accepted the Government's offer to convert his holding.
It estimated that the conversion to 24 per cent. will save approx- imately £8,000,000 to £9,000,000 per annum in interest.
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