The Archive · 1939

British Convoy?

London, Oct. 11.

'Many Soviet ports, business cir-les added, would soon be frozen over and' boats transporting the barter "goods would. therefore be leaving in the very near future as to win the race against the ice Soviet quarters here declared this evening that, "Naturally, the British Government will have' to convoy ships. bearing the barter products, whose safely Soviet Russia cannot uarantee."—Havas, Reuter, Japan Trade with China Shows Increase Tokyo, Oct. 13.

Registering "62 por cent. increase as compared to. last year, Japan's {trade with Manchoukuo, the 'iKwan-Aung Leased Territory, China and showed a' 78 percent, "increase. as compared to the corresponding month of, last year, while imports, ing. ¥.38,008,000, showed crease of 12 per cent, over September 1038.

The ¥.194,807,000 surplus of exports over imports brought the total favourable balance for trade In this area to ¥.749,807,000> an increase of '¥,355,014,000 over September 1996,—Domel.

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