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THE CHINA MAIL JULY 1,

SHORT ON HIDE. JAPAN TURNS TO SHARKSKIN

Tokyo, June 20 dat

For years Japanese have experimented to commercial method of

tion (together with the hydrochloric scientists acid) he obtains a scale removing discover a time of from two to three hours, non-jellification and a tanning time

skin as leather, ing shark-

as sharks are sufficiently numerous in the North Pacific to ensure a good supply of the necessary material,

The Government's ban last October on the importation of leather and cow-hides from abroad, which has resulted in a fifty per cent. increase in the prices of boots and shoes, has been an added incentive to find substitutes, and sharkskin leather of good quality, suitable for "uppers," belts and handbags, has recently been manu- factured in marketable quantities.

In explaining the new method for preparing sharkskin, a Japan- ese scientist pointed out that the old procedure, which utilised hydrochloric acid for removing the scales, takes from two to four days and jellifies the skin. Tanning takes roughly a week by adding another agent, formaldehyde solu-

DUTCH MINISTER CALLS AT FOREIGN OFFICE

London, To-day.

The Dutch Minister, Count van Limburg Stirum, called upon the

Permanent Under Secretary at the Foreign Office, Sir Robert Cadogan, yesterday morning.

of approximately three days.. The quick. tanning is partially explain- ed, he said, by the fact that the formaldehyde solution is itself a tanning agent.

The leather is strong and pliable and therefore highly suited for soldiers' belts, shoes for men and women and briefcases. It will not do for making the soles of shoes, however, because of its thinness,

Experiments are also being made to tan whaleskin, for one whale would be the source of many shoes.

GERMAN NOTE TO PRAGUE

PRAGUE, TO-DAY. DR. HOHZA, THE CZECH PRIME MINISTER, RECEIVED ON WEDNESDAY REPRESENTA- |TIVES OF VARIOUS NATIONAL| MINORITIES IN CZECHOSLOVA:

KIA.

These included Dr. Wolf, the Po- lish member of the Czech Parlia- ment, Dr. Geza Szuelloe, Count James Esterhazy, Andor Jaross and Dr. Korlat, all of the United Hun- garian Party, and two members of the German Social Democratic Party, Jakech and de Witte.

They informed Dr. Hodza of the nature of their demands. The Hun- garian representatives were espe cially insistent upon fulfilment of their praetical demands.

In an official statement subse- quently issued by the Czech Gov- The visit lasted about half an ernment to foreign newspaper cor- hour.

respondents, it is argued that an early settlement, of the nationality It is asserted that the Dutch problem has been made difficult by diplomat explained to Sir Robert, the present political temper pre- the Dutch Government's attitude vailing in the country. towards the British Government's invitation to appoint a delegate to the commission, which is to hold enquiries regarding the air bombardments in Spain.

ABUNDANT TIME

The spokesman of the various na- tionalities. declared, however, that the Government had had abundant time to make clear to Czech public An official statement regarding opinion the need for making sub- the outcome of the conference, stantial concessions. As the Goy- however, could not obtained and it ernment has so far neglected to do is not known whether the Govern- this, it must be presumed that its intention is to approach the Na- ment of the Netherlands will ac- cept or reject the invitation. Actionalities with an offer of minor

concessions. cording to well-informed quarters,

Following the Wednesday's par- the Netherlands Government will probably accept the invitation un-leys, political circles are none too der certain conditions. One of optimistic with regard to the fur- these conditions, it is declared, ther course of negotiations for par- will be that Dutch neutrality is not liamentary preparation of the plan: prejudiced in any way by the la- ned settlement of the Nationality bours of the commission, → Trans- question. Trans-Ocean, Ocean:

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