Yesterday a welcome sign of the return to journalistic normality was forthcoming in the re-appearance of "Finance & Commerce" on the proper day. In common with other newspapers "Finance & Commerce" found that the cutting off of the supply of gas prevented its weekly publication. The issue of the publication of August 18 was duly prepared as usual but the abrupt stoppage of the commercial life of the city after August 13 prevented actual issue, so the "Finance & Commerce" of August 11 was No. 6 of volume 30 in the journal's career and that of September 1 is No. 7. The appearance is pleasantly adorned by excellent war pictures and the editorial notes of the week give an admirable summing up of the measures taken by the civilian authorities of the Settlement to deal with an unprecedented situation, The whole makes a very valuable record and the weekly is to be warmly congratulated on its triumphant resumption of its labours. There is from the account one modest omission which might be rectified here, Owing to the exceptional strain imposed upon the Publicity Department of the Municipal Council the Secretariat approached Mr. A. T. Break. spear, the Editor of "Finance & Commerce," for assistance in issuing the periodical bullet tins which have so admirably kept the public informed of events and have notably con tributed to the preservation of morale. Mr. Breakspear promptly answered the appeal and there can be no doubt that the Council was fortunate in having a journalist of his experience to assist its sorely tried staff at a critical. moment, Incidentally the new issue of "Finance & Commerce" contains a full English translation of the emergency regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance together with further regulations concerning transfer of money.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.