Tokyo Gets Petitions from Japanese Fishermen Tokyo, Dee. 19.
Renewed appeals to the Soviet Gov-fernment to hasten its conclusion of the new fisheries convention, loomed to-day as the Foreign Office studied petitions from fishermen's associations fand officials deploring the Soviet Union's "procrastination and dis regard of treaty obligations."
Representing 20,000 Ashermen who operate in Soviet waters, the Ass0= station of Japanese Fishermen peti-Uoned the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, to express their regret over the Soviet Government's dilatory facties-in connection with the fisheries convention, which was initiaried Last. year but never formally signed.
Among the other petitions received {trom various sections of the country was one from the mayor of Hakodate, Mr. Moricht Sakamoto, who said the [Soviet Union's tne urged the Foreign Minister to take the most effective measures for safeguarding Japan's "ishing rights as Provided in the treaty of 1905 and reaffirmed in the treaty of 1925 Hakodate City is. situated in Hokkaido, which is the base of Japanese fishing enterprises in northern waters.
The chairman of the Japan Intor= national Astociation vent. similar petition to the Foreigm Minister on December' 11, after being requested to do s0 by' its Hakodate branch— fo appoint Me. T. V. Soong chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, the dailies declared.
These moves were seen as proof General Chiang's intention entrust. General Pai and Soong with the important missions of carrying out military operations and administrative affairs South China.
The papers speculated on the assistance that would be given them by General Vu Han-mout, Pacitieation Commissioner of Kwangtung Frovince—Domel,
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