Tokyo, Aug. 21.
Japan's war chest was swollen by '¥.000,000 in one day yesterday.
Forming long queues, thousands of patriotic Japanese ranging from school boys to company directors yesterday made cash gitts to the Ministries of Wer and Navy.
The smallest contribution was one of ¥.180 made by a workman who Jsald he had saved car fare by walking to and from work. One of the largest was that of the Nichiro Fruit Ca, amounting to ¥.500,000 to both services. This was_matched by the Tathelyo Fishery Ca.
Crews of ships owned by the two companies have also contributed '¥.100,000 to the Navy Office for the construction of we. hydroplanes—
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