Word: henrie
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week in London Sir Henri Wilhelm August Deterding, director-general of the Royal Dutch-Shell group of oil companies, gave evidence of a world-spread conflict for oil sources and oil markets...
Vacuum Oil Co. and the Standard Oil Company of New York had made contracts to buy Russian oil which Sir Henri's company had wished to monopolize (TIME, July 25). Sir Henry expostulated...
Standard Oil of New Jersey. President Walter Clark Teagle of Standard of N. J. was first to protest when Vacuum Oil's and Standard of N. Y.'s Russian coup became public knowledge three weeks ago. President Teagle has long been an intimate friend of Sir Henri Deterding. Their companies carefully forbear intruding into each other's markets. Said President Teagle: "The impression has been created, both in Europe and in this country, that the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, in the face of the present overproduction in the U. S., is buying Russian oil to displace products...
Royal Dutch-Shell. But President Whaley's statement was sufficient for Director-General Sir Henri Deterding of Royal Dutch-Shell. Since his companies could not monopolize Russian oil production, he has been disparaging Soviet oil. British retailers of such Russian oil have had to undergo price-cutting, trade repressions. The London Daily Mail, notably, has badgered them mercilessly...
Three days before, Mr. Tilden had watched Henri Cochet (France) defeat Francis Hunter (U. S.) in the men's singles by 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. "Precious few in the tennis world," said Tilden, "could have beaten Cochet today. ... It was a glorious defeat for Frank...