Vatican City. June 6. a statement issued last night, the Vatican denies the widespread reports that the Pope has sent fresh messages to European leaders, but adds that the diplomatic peace activity initiated by the Pope some time ago is continuing "on the lines of the plan already indicated."
The British press yesterday featured messages stating that the Pope was contemplating a further peace note to various Powers, including the United States, Great Britain, France. Germany, Italy and Bolan Both the "Daily Herald" and the "Daily Mail" reported that the move had some connection with the proposed pact between Britain, France and Soviet Russia, which the Vatican was represented as fearing would "open the door for a Bolshevist penetration into Power Company Surcharge Europe."—Reuter.
Copies of correspondence between the Treasurer and Controller and the Shanghai Power Company relative to the tariff surcharge and a report on the subject from the Finance Department were submitted to another meeting of the Public Utilities Committee on May 26. In these documents, it was pointed out that for the past five months the Company had accepted a surcharge lower than that provided for by the approved formula. It was also pointed out that as @ result of the application of a surcharge lower than that which could have been given under the formula, there had resulted only a relatively small deficiency in the surcharge collected as compared with the increased expenses. This was the result of loads having increased more than was anticipated in 1938.
In the Company's view the formula had proved to be a precise and equity able method of determining a surcharge to compensate the Company for increased costs of operation and maintenance, and it proposed that no change be made in the formula; that each month. as in the past, when the Mr. Eden to Visit Paris London, June 6.
Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign secretary, will, according to the Daily Express," shortly ga to Paris where he will have conversations with influential French politi us. Although the paper does not reveal the nature of these conversations it is believed here that Mr. Eden by his personal connections intends to strengthen his political position towards the Chamberlain circle—
Trans-Ocean, commended that the Council record its agreement with the views expressed by the Treasurer and Controller.
The Council on May 31 endorsed the recommendation of the Public Utilities Committee.
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