The Archive · 1926

Petrol Costing More

America Raising Price: Soviet Trust Underselling London, Feb, 26, The increase of a penny per rallon in the price of petrol costing users about £1,800,000, is attributed to the advance the world market price in America. In the meantime there is " probability of Russia becoming a competitor, which connexion i pected the ocean storage depot at Avi mouth for Russian oil from port in the Blick Sea will be ready this August. This venture is criticized cly a London oil company official she states "The Soviet Oil Trust is niercutting other foil companies because it has no need to pay taxes, royalties or rents."

Leading petrol distributors say. the prive has been advanced because the crude and refined products in producing count and—tank Meaner freight rates, have been me 'A message from Beirut shows] that Damascus is completely encircled by barbed wire. French artillery on February 28 bombarded groups of rebels at Yalda and Yayla.

The message also statex that the have out the Hedjaz tine Keswa and Damascus, and train, The train from Haifa had not left on Febr 'A. press censorship established in Syria—Reuter,

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