CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS
BRITAIN’S TRADE
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LONDON. January 15
Owing to tlio reduction of her imports, Britain’,si adverse trade balance for 1 DBS was £387,946,000, or £43,353,000 lower than in 1037. The British imports decreased by £107,386,842 to £020,437,856. '(’he exports decreased by £50,608,005 to £470.883,480.
SUGAR COUNCIL
LONDON. January 16
The Intermitional Sugar Council announced that figures, mostly oflicial, show tin; requirements of free market. first quota year ending 31/8/2.8, ex eeeded exports to that date by 77 000 metric tom. Requirements of the free market for the second quota year, owing to falls in English and European crops, are likely to substantially exceed 3,150,000 metric tons. Accordingly. lhe existing quotas will not be altered, but adjustments are essential to balance (he probable requiremeiils lor the third quota year, beginning 21'8/31). tor which a meeting in ample time will ensure lhe arrangements. air Raid i - redai m id nr. LONDON, .1n tj:i i - ;.’ !i’>. 'ihe Home otliec has ordered R'lt.imo tons of steel plates and accessories for: the const ruction of four hundred ihoii-. l and air-raid unit, shelters. it is ex'.ected that. these will protect the <>< ■ mpants. of small houses against blast tplimers and falling debris. j
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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 January 1939, Page 8
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