Legislative Council's Decision to Withdraw Colombo, June 22.
The Legislative Council, by 22) votes to 16, to-day passed a motion deciding that the Rubber Restriction scheme is not economic for! Ceylon, Therefore the Council not willing that Ceylon should remain longer in the scheme. oil war was ended. On the other hand the "Financial News" says that officials of the Standard Go. refuse to confirm reports from Sndia that their differences with. the Royal Dutch Petroleum Ca. Lave been settled, but states that, nevertheless, opinion is growing: that a settlement will result from further discussions, Inquiries by Reuter of of company officials in London failed to elicit more than a sanguine hope reached.—Reuter. that a settlement would shortly be The Government opposed the motion on "grounds of Imperial eiiey."
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