Keen Competition Rising:
Tokyo Government Makes Profit Second Shipment Made by Rise in Yen Tokyo, Sept. 2.
The second shipment of Soviet gasoline totalling 9,000 tons import by Mr. Kojiro Matsukata, a lead Tokyo, Aug. 29. ship ¥. 10,000,000 worth of gold The gorernment has decided bullion to Europe very soon og the ing businessman from Baku, arrived amount, of europe very 7 bullion. purchased in' Tokyo this wegian tanker. morning in' a Nor-|by Japan has now reached Y.25,- 000,000. destination her The first shipment of 11,000 tons was'so popular that within two days of its appearance on the market Tokyo, Aug. 20. about ¥.20,000,000 "in. the. next The Government will profit.
the Shell brand of British fiscal year, thanks to the rise in petrol.
'The competition between the price of yet, the English, American and Japanese in' the current, fiscal year, the oil interests is growing keener with Government lost about ¥. 90,000,000 Soviet oil steadily penetrating the in making payments abroad owing market formerly monopolised by them.
The Yokohama: Municipality and the Railway Ministry are new additions to the list of patrons of Soviet oil.—Reuter.
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