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in which all the Japanese sugar eœmpanies will be jointly Dai Nippon interested.
Pujiyama, President of the Tatte
Sagar Manufacturing Company, is due in Formosa on a visit
which will be partly concerned with this question. It
would appear therefore that in this case the Formosa
Development Capany has been ousted in favour of interests
with a more specialised interest.
A statement made on February 15th by Mr. Shoji
Ishikawa, President of the Taito Sugar Fanufacturing
Company, tends to confirm the impression that the sugar
interests think it will be difficult to fill the sugar
demands of the "yen bloe" countries from existing home
resources; and that therefore production in South China
is regarded as a useful ally rather than a dangerous
competitor He also has hopes for sugar in Hainan
Is land-
Cement. The Asano
Asano
Cement Company is reported
to intend extending its activities to Canton, and to have
despatched there already a party of skilled labourers.
9% Zincation, A party of five school teachers has
been despatched by the Governor General on a tour of
investigation of South Chinm Two are from primary
schools, two from middle schools, and one from a normal
schools.
The statement
10. Hormonen Sovernment US$icials,
made in the report of February 9th that Hessrs. H.
Nishimura and S. Morits had gone to Canton proves to have
been prematu and now hitch has occurred.
Nishimura is believed to have left by air on February
22nd, but Vr. Nobita's departure has been postponed.
The newspaper report was confirmed in conversation with
an official of the Foreign Affairs Bureau Mr Kato,
Director of the Foreign Affairs hureau, left for Tokyo
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