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SILK DUTIES REMOVED GESTURE TO ITALY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Feb. 7 An announcement has been made in Washington that the United States Government has decided to remove the special duties on Italian silk imposed last year. The conditions which led up to the imposition of the duties, it is stated, no longer exist, and the United States Government is taking the opportunity to improve its relations with Italy. EIGHT PLANES BURNED (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Feb. 7 A fire destroyed eight aeroplanes and five aero engines at the civil aerodrome at Romford, Essex. BRITISH COAL SHORTAGE (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright; LONDON, Feb. 6 The Parliamentary Secretary to the Mines Department, Mr Geoffrey Lloyd, was questioned in the House of Commons about the recent lack of coal supplies to various areas. He said that in such exceptionally severe weather conditions as had been experienced in the last few weeks nothing would prevent the occurrence of temporary difficulties in distributing coal. These difficulties were not due to any shortage of coal, but to the impossibility of moving it, even in some cases where it was already at depots in towns where supplies were needed.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21033, 8 February 1940, Page 14
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