At Euston Station, there was tittle formality.
The King was greeted by Lord Stamp, President of the London, Midland & Scollish Railway' Company, and Sir Philip Game, Commissioner of Police.
He left immediately for Bucking ham Palace.
Steps have been taken throughout the country to ensure that the auth-canties in charge of street lighting and owners of electric advertising signs shall be ready for action in the event an emergency "lights out" order. 'AIL telephones included in the alr raid warning system will be manned day and night.
The Board of Trade has announced that, In order to conserve stocks in this country, arrangements are being made (o prohibit forthwith exports to foreign countries of various commodities, except under a licence export. These include aluminium, copper, lead, iron, steel serap, raw cot-fon, rubber, nickel, tin, raw jute, groundnuts, linseed, palm oil, linseed all, cocoanut oil, and cottonseed all.
The Board has also announced that all licences under the Arms Export Prohibition Order of 1931 are forth= with suspended, with certain exceptions, as it is desirable in the interests of Imperial security that these licences should be reviewed.
War Risk Rates Increased The Bunk of England discount rate has now been fixed at four per cent.
The Institute of London" Underwriters has decided to increase war risk Insurance rates as a result of the threatening situation in Europe. They are not, however, nearly so high as last September.
The new rates are:
Baltic Ports:—-Prom Ts. 6d. per cent. Te de. per cent.
CMegiiGrrancan'—From 10s. per cent, The foregoing do not apply to insurance risks covered by the recently constituted Government sponsored
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