GOODS THROUGH SIBERIA.
BRITAIN MAINTAINS WATCH. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 18. The Minister of Economic Warfare (Mr Cross) was asked in the House of Commons about what the questioner described as ships ol different nationalaiities clearing the port of Los Angeles loaded with all kinds of war materials for Vladivostok, Siberia. Mr Cross said that his Ministry had a large volume of information about shipments from Los Angitas and other American ports to Vladivostok. Mliore there was sufficient evidence that the ultimate destination of ’the goods was Germany all possible steps were taken to detain them. An Ottawa message states that henceforth imports obtained through the United States will he paid for inIhe. currency of the country of origin. Forty million dollars annually will thus lie saved, giving Canada a substantial surplus in dealings with the United States. Four million dollars worth of Australian and New Zealand wool reimported from Boston are affected. ,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 7
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154GOODS THROUGH SIBERIA. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 7
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