June 24.
The banks heavily involved in the financial difficulties of the Lan-
Jcashire cotton industry are now taking definite action to assist in the reorganization of the industry fon @ sound basis. They have sent communications to the - spinning companies urging them carefully to consider the proposal of the Cotton Yarn Association to form a Lan-
Jeashire textile corporation—Reuter.
Grant from Empire Marketing Board Fund London, June 25.
In the House of Commons to-day the Colonial Secretary, Mr. L. S. Amery, said that it was impossible to make a grant from the Empire Marketing Board Fund for the encouragement of the sale of Lanjeashire cotton-goods in markets abroad. He declared that favoured doing anything possible to help Lancashire produce and that help was being given in another form.—Reuter.
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