"The law pertaining to the raising of capital funds should be applied in consideration of its connection with the National Mobilization Act and productivity expansion plans.
"A Commodity Price Bureau to be formed in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry soon will take control of the policies regulating commodity prices, while the Finance Ministry will enforce measures to prevent currency inflation.
One of the outstanding events in the Nordic community of Shanghai each year is the dinner and dance Danish, Swedish and Finnish Associa-for by the Norwegian,
"year it will be held at the.C Francais on Friday.
always been a čustom that one of the associations are responsible for the arrangements and this year the Norwegian Association will act as hosts assisted by representatives of the other three associations.
It is not generally known that there are many Scandinavian in Shanghai but on similar other occasions 200 have attended. Arrangements ye been made for Scandinavian music to be played during dinner and other entertainments for the have been planned by the Committee.
Members of the various associations are being notified that guests may be invited and it is to be hoped that the Support of all Scandinavians in Shanghai will be given in order to make this year's Nordic Ball a big Success, London, Apr. 5.
A total of 517 candidates from the Dominions and Col-anies have been accepted for commissions as pilots in the Royal Air Force during the past year, declared Sir Kingsley Wood, the Secretary of State for Air, in the House of Commons yesterday. This, he declared, "is a very helpful contribution, as the-House will agree."—Reuter.
"Governmental capital funds which have been put in circulation will be withdrawn as much as possible. It is also deemed necessary to intensify the national savings movement.
Development of exports is vitally necessary at present and the ce-opera tion of all concerned is indispensable for that purpose. Concrete measures to make regulations governing trade between the "yen bloc" countries less rigid are being sought by the trade [and commerce committee of the Cabinet Planning Board at present."
—-Domei
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