1940-04-10 — Page 2

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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10; 1940

ALLIES "TAKE STEPS" TO IMPOSE FAR EAST BLOCKADE

London, To-day.

'MR. RONALD CROSS, Minister for Economic War-

fare, replying to Mr. Geoffrey Mander (Liberal) in the Commons yesterday, said steps were being taken as rapidly as possible to prevent exports from the Netherlands East Indies to Vladivostok, from reaching Germany.

These exports had risen from 520,000 kilogrammes from January to August, 1939, to 10,661,000 kilogrammes from September to December, 1939.

It was not in the public interest to say what the steps were.

Replying to Mr. H. J. Parker (La- bour), Mr. Cross said exports of tin and rubber from the Netherlands Indies to Asiatic Russia in the first four months of war were at least in part orders which had been diverted from European to Far Eastern ports.

Mr. Cross added that before, the outbreak of war, Asiatic Russia was not shown as the country of destina- tion for tin and rubber in the Nether-. lands Indies trade returna..

VOLUNTEER OFFERS

PARIS, TO-DAY.

NORWEGIAN -

AND DUTCH VOLUNTEERS WERE CALLING THROUGHOUT YESTERDAY AT

THE NORWEGIAN LEGATION TO In the first four months of war OFFER THEIR SERVICES TO FIGHT 3,387 metric tons of rubber and 618 | ON BEHALF OF NORWAY. tons of tin were exported from the Netherlands Indies to Asiatic Rus-, ela...

During the same period no rubber was exported by the Netherlands indies to European Russian ports, whereas for 1938, exports to European Russian ports amounted to 48,000 tons. Reuter.

FRENCH DECREES

Paris, To-day. President Lebrun yesterday signed a number of domestic decrees, includ ing one to stablise prices for three:

months and another controlling French exports to neutral countries.

Other decrees covered death penal- tles for treasonable activities against the Army or nation.-Reuter.

Names were taken and they were told to hold themselves. in readiness.

In Stockholm yesterday the Nor- weglan: Légation was besieged by Norwegians offering their services to fight for their country. Offers were also being received from nationals of other countries.-Reuter.

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