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TOKYO TO SEEK JAPAN'S PLAN
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TRADE TREATY TREATY
WITH AMERICA
Tokyo, To-day.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry announced yesterday that he would negotiate reciprocal trade agreements with the United States and Germany.
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He declared that with market in the world enclosing it- self within high tariff walls, Japan had no alternative in concluding barter agreements.
According
to semi-official sources, marked progress is being made by the Minister's subordin- ates in preparations for establish- ment of an economic affairs bureau within the Ministry.
Staffed by officials of the Minis- tries of War, Navy and Commerce and Industry, the bureau will de- vote attention to ensuring smooth distribution of munitions and war materials. Reuter.
ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERS
FOR CHINA EXPLOITATION
con. by
Tokyo, To-day. Special semi-officia! cerns will be organised the Japanese Government to participate în economic re- habilitation of Central and North China.
Such firms, the Foreign Minister revealed in the Diet yesterday, will be charged with the task of carrying out plans for Sino-Japanese economic co-operation.
It is stated that no decision has yet been made by the Gov- ernment regarding operation of public utilities in China.
These may either be manag- ed by the State or by State- controlled private enterprises.
Mr. Hirota declared that a special effort would be made to ensure development of public utilities benefits both to China and Japan.
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Replacing Mr. Hirota on the rostrum, the Finance Minister said that the Japanese Govern- ment would actively assist the newly established Peiping re- gime in replacing banknotes in circulation with new currency. -Reuter.
with Ng Kwok-ping.
Lo Chui and Wong Kan-hing, both unemployed, who were arrest- ed yesterday in connection with the armed robbery at No, 4, Tai On Terrace on Monday, were this morn- Both defendants are also charged ing charged before Mr. R. Edwards, in connection with an attempted They were remanded for 24 hours armed robbery at No. 250, Holly- and will be brought up to-morrow wood Road on January 22
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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 28, 1988.
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NEW LABOUR STATUTE FOR FRANCE
Paris, To-day.
The French Cabinet was engag-
ed yesterday in giving final form to the text of the new Labour Statute, before sup to the Chamber by the end this week.
Later in the day, the Premier, M. Camille Chautemps, gave a radio address on the object and significance of the new Charter.
The bill will consist of six sections-dealing with employment and dismissal of workers, status-of- workers'. delegates, legal status of strikes, conciliation and arbitra- labour tion procedure, collective agreements and employment bureaux-Trans Oc
CHINESE PRESSURE
0
AT TSINING
Hauchow, To-day.
The city of Teining is still des perately held by the Japanese in spite of the heavy
Chinese slaught, according to the latest message reaching here.
Fighting is continuing around: the suburbs, where the - Chinesë have recaptured several strategic points.
A Chinese communique claims the recovery of the Tungkwan Dis- trict after a severe battle in which heavy casualties were infleted on the Japanese. Hua Nan.
POPULAR FALLACIES
that China is the most densely populated country in the world,
This is not 80.5 The expression, "China's teeming millions," is a true one, but owing to its vast area, its population per square mile is only 2.7, Belgium is- the most densely populated coun- try in the world, having 686 · per- sons per square mile. It IS true," however, that ROYAL PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS are the most po- pular and most widely used of any make by all kinds of businesses owing to their many exclusive and "trouble-free-typing". features.
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