The Archive · 1940

Sweden Doubts Charges

Stockholm, Apr. 1 Political circles here cannot see the force of suggestion contained in the recent speech of Mr. Winston Churchill, to the effect that neutrals are supplying Germany with raw materials to prolong the war. They pointed out it had been only recently that such significance was attached to the export of Swedish iron ore. Prior to the outbreak of the war, this export trade to Germany was considered only of secondary importance, they added.—Reuter. ne "Timpul port a policy of peace, and constitutes aparentes ^oi security for her Considerable Has Convention of July 3, not exactly of a hi-lateral definitely A case involving 8,000 piculs of rice and other valuables including 100,000 catties of wine which has been heard twice by the First Special District Court will be heard again tomorrow. A concubine is suing a widow for taking out their late" h s valuable "documents from a Settlement bank's safety box and hiding them, and also for secretly disposing of the rice and wine Which bel to their husband.

The case "may lead to political complications in view of the fact that Mayor Fu Hsiao-en, of the Shanghai Special Municipality sent a representative to call on Mr. G. G. Phillips, Secretary General of the Shanghai M i Council, some time ago. giving the latter a copy of the Chi-mese newspaper report on the case.

The Mayor takes exception to the fact that the late husband of the en, Chang Yi-sun, was a com-re in a foreign firm and not a the late husband ling rice which is of-by authorities in for-here an equitable settlegt ght more than enough rice for his sumption. He has been for a reply from Mr. Phillips.

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