Agreement 'The text of the German-Slovak clearing agreement, which was con eluded on March 43, was published here yesterday. 'The agreement was signed by the Secretary of State in the German Foreign Office, Herr Keppler, at the authorization' of the Foreign' Minister, Here Joachim von. Ribbentrop, and by the Slovak Premier, Dr. Joseph Tiso, "vice-Premier' Bela Tuka and Foreign Minister Ferdinand Dureansky.
Although the agreement wilt not become effective until the documents of ratification are exchanged in Bratislava, it has been provisionally in force since March 23. Provision was made therein for the regulation of clearings through the German Clearings Bank and the Slovak National Bank, which Is to be founded The agreement covers all ordinary commercial trade between the two countries but does not apply to transit or overseas traMe—Trans-Ocean, Japan Follows London On War Risk Rates Tokyo, Mar, 31, Marine freight insurance rates shipments to and from Europe will be raised beginning April 1, according to a decision reached by Japanese marine insurance companies yester= day, The freight insurance increase wax decided upon in keeping with rates adopted by the London Marine In-Suranee Union, which has raised its rates from 50 sen to 7 per ¥.100 for Goods transported between Europe and the Far East in either direction, The new Japanese freight insurance tariff has been increased from 25 son to 37) sen per Y.100 for goods shipped to or from Europe via the mediterranean, and from 20 sen to 32h sen per ¥.100 for goods transported to or from Europe via the Panama Canal—Domel, Interest Lowered by Bank of Chosen Tokyo, Apr. 2.
With the expansion of its' note issue. limit by, ¥90,000,000 the Bank of Chosen reduced its interest rate by two rin (¥O.02) effective yester-
The difference between the me terest rates of the bank and the Bank of Japan has been lowered from three rin to one rin—Domel.
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