ROYAL INSPECTION
ORDNANCE FACTORY VISITED. [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] LONDON, October 26 ; After ail all-night rail journey, the King visited one of Britain’s newest Royal ordnance factories, and watched the complete process of gun-making. BANK-RATE REDUCED. LONDON. October 2G. The bank rate has been reduced from 3 to 2 per cent. Some time ago it was lowered from 4 to 3 per cent. SOUTHERN RHODESIA’S OFFER. LONDON, October 2G. It is announced that Southern Rhodesia has offered to bring the air unit already being maintained up to full squadron strength, also to maintain twoi additional squadrons and , three squadrons, on any front. ROYAL OAK DEPENDENTS. NEW DELHI, October 2G. The Maharajah of Gondal has sent £7600 to the Viceroy, for distribution among the dependents of the Royal Oak victims. FRENCH BUTTER PURCHASED. PARTS, October 26. Britain has bought 2,000,0001hs of French butter.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 October 1939, Page 8
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