IRON SHIPMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 310, 31 December 1940, Page 8

IRON SHIPMENTS.

m \ : AMERICAN EXPORTS. * Blanket Licenses To Expedite j British Purchases. m tTnlted Press Ascocfotlon.—Copyright. \ (Reed. 10.30 e.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 30. — The^ -"Journal of- Commerce" says T that, in order to expedite shipments — to Britain and. to Canada, the State' ~ Department, has granted the. British 5. Iron and ' Steel Corporation blanket! m licenses for the export of iron and' m steel commodities covered by Mr. v Roosevelt's proclamation on December .« in a? ■***• J2, The War Department Defence Com- ~ mission has tentatively accepted plans — calling the General Motors, Chrysler and — Ford Companies each to accept responsiT bility for the production of parts for the JT assembly of one of the three types of ~ bombers. ~ President Roosevelt invited the leader Z of the British Purchasing Commission, Z Mr. Arthur Purvis,, to a luncheon coneaye a Washington message, j ■"-' On December 10 it was announced that '. .TPresident Roopeveltftad placed iron ore, J ""plate iron, ferrous alloye, and certain ' steel manufactured and partly-manufac- -. tured goode under export license requiret; Mr. Roosevelt said licenses ; be granted to Britain and the • -American Republics. - j GERMAN' SOLDIERS KILLED • (Reed. 10 a.m.) BERLIX, Deo. 30. , Five soldiers were killed and seven { eeriously injured and numerous others » slightly injured when a freight train i collided with a troop vacation train J between .Mennhausen and Rathe now, < near Brandenburg. .' Twe heavy, bohib : Mke explosions I occdrred'Hhi the baggage-room at.Anbal- ; tier Station, setting the weetcrn part of the station on fire. All Tail traffic iu- ; wards aad outwards was halted.