Of £5,000,000 Despatched London, Nov. 7.
A sum of £5000000 has been Government by the British Govern-placed at the disposal of the Greek
ment.
An official announcement says that, in response to a Greek request for ancial assistance, the British Government has assured Greece of its readiness to provide such assistance as may be required within the sterling area, Meanwhile, the British Government have at once placed £5,000,000 at the Greek Government's disposal by way of an advance for this purpose.
It is understood that the initial amount is not binding and may be revised, according to circumstances, Britain is giving the fullest economic assistance to her newest ally. For instance, the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation is moving large stocks of wheat, maize, cóal, rubber and tin to Greece from ports where these supplies had previously been accumulated with the intention of trading in the-Balkans generally. Britain is also arranging for the immediate purchase of large quantities of Greek dried fruits and other pro-duets.
It is pointed out that the hostilities facilitate such purchases since prices now are a secondary factor.—Reuter.
New Chinese C. G. Named Chungking, Nov. 6.
The Chinese Government has appointed Mr. Yuan Tao Feng to the post of Consul-General i Paris, it, was officially announced here today. Mr. Yuan will succeed Mr. Huang Chen who recently resigned from the post. The new Consul-General was formerly a Secretary of the Waichiaopu (Chinese Foreign Ministry). Later, he was appointed Secretary to the Chinese Embassy in Moscow.—
Havas.
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