Diplomatic quarters add that a number of neutral" states, whose names cannot be divulged, accompanied their communications with the assurance that their friendly relations with Great Britain remained unimpaired.
Meanwhile, some observers here express the opinion that the Reich's annual loss through the Allied measure will amount to £45,000,000.
City circles declare that this figure only represents the loss in the Reich's budget and will be very much ex-hill Meets Lord Gort
Ree their conversations held recently on a visit to the British General Headquarters in France. "British Commandersih-Chief, and Winston Churchill, First: Lord: oў the admiralty, h will be given, over and above the concessions: announced in the terms of the Order-in-Council, to any cases where it can be shown that special hardship is liable to result to neutral ceeded when Anglo-German competition on certain markets will depend upon the question of currencies.
Diplomatic quarters attach particular. significance to the Anglo-
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embroidery. Both the King and ihe Duke of Windsor are expert knitters, and their example is being followed by Viscount Lascelles, Lord Hareivood's elder son. At least one MP. has been known to take his
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