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Show BRITISH AND FRENCH EXTEND OIL POWERS LONDON, Feb. 15. Issuance of 'now shares by the Anglo-Persian Oil companv has been decided upon by .the directorate, the corporation In which the 13rltlsh and French goverx-'rnents goverx-'rnents are financially Interested. It Ls j announced. Second preferred hares !to tho amount of IO.O'jO.OuO and additional ad-ditional preferred stock worth Oimi.OOO will be placed on the market !for the purpose of enabling the com-, pany fb develop its plant and handle us largely Increasing output and its distributing facilities after the end o( I next year, when its contracts with the Asiatic Petroleum company expire. . oo |