TIMELY TOPICS

Northern Advocate, 8 June 1936, Page 4

TIMELY TOPICS

RUSSIAN WORLD TRADE. The decision of the Russian suppliers to offer their timber in future as free sellers on the same competitive terms as other national exporters to the British market marks a further step in the closing of a controversy which for five years or more has introduced some economic and political friction into international relations (says “The Times”) • Of greater significance is the evidence that *this step affords ' that Russia, whatever may be her internal economic order, is more and more recognising the value of orthodox methods in her trading relations with other countries. Freer sales of timber will be welcomed by a wide circle of traders outside the timber industry if accompanied by a disposition on the part on the Soviet Government and its trading organisations to increase still further their imports from Britain. British commercial recovery has given a solid lead to the restoration of world trade, and, if that recovery is to continue in the same ratio as in the past two years, then all those countries which now enjoy large trade balances with Britain will be expected in the ordinary course of events to increase correspondingly their purchases from this market, or alternatively to use British services to a greater extent than hitherto. h m ® s Words of Wisdom. Small service is true service while it lasts.— -Wordsworth. 0 IS SI ® Tale of the Day. Employer: “I’m sorry, hut I think you are too young.” . Bright Boy: “Thank you, sir. Shall I look in again in about a week’s time.”