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Evening Star, Issue 23499, 13 February 1940, Page 14

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ARCTIC CONDITIONS IN EUROPE. COPENHAGEN. February 12. Twenty-five Swedish tourists laden ■with luggage skated from Sweden to Denmark over the frozen sound for the first time in 70U years. The Danish Government has forbidden householders to use hot water. Scores of people fainted from cold in the streets of Copenhagen, and others were sent to hospital suffering from frostbite. Germany is suffering acutely. A serious influenza epidemic has broken out in Berlin. The ground is too hard for burials and the mortuaries are crammed with bodies awaiting the thaw. The shortage of vegetables is most serious. Dynamite is being used to blow potatoes from the frozen earth. Thousands of deer, sheep, and wild game have been frozen to death. The rail and road chaos has increased. Communications with Denmark arc cut oft. PRICE INVESTIG AT lON. - The Whakatane Paper Mills’ application to the Price Investigation Tribunal fer permission to increase its prices lor the cardboard it manufactures is being heard today. There is a large attendance. Mr Justice Hunter is presiding, Mr H. P. Richmond (Auckland) is appearing for the- company, Mr N. A. Fo'lea for the crown and Mr W. Perry is representing the users of the products.—Wellington Association message. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY DIVIDEND.

At a meeting of directors of The Standard Insurance Company Ltd. to-day, it was decided to declare a dividend qf Is 3d per share for the half-year ended December 31 last. THE THIRD ECHELON. The Hon. F. Jones announced to-day that it was estimated that 5,065 men were available for the third echelon, and consequently only 733 were required to complete it. He also stated that Great Britain asked for men for the Navy, and arrangements were being made to send R.N.V.R. men and a small number of yachtsmen. TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. In the men’s singles final Bromwich beat Crawford 7-5, 0-3, 6-3. In the final of the women’s doubles, Misses Wynne and Coyne beat Mrs Gallagher and Miss Hardcastle 6-1, 6-2.