Tokyo, Dec. 19.
American and British publications Continued to top the list of foreign books, magazines and newspapers imported during the first eight months of this year, according to figures compiled by the Finance Ministry. An increase of 347,000 copies over the corresponding period in 1937 was shown in literature imports.
Magazines and newspapers were found to predominate the list of 3,912,000 pieces of printed matter imported between January to August inclusive. This was said to reflect ihe government's thrift encouragement campaign as a drastic drop of the costlier books formerly imported was registered.
English-language publications totalling 1,057,000 pieces showed a decrease of 210,000 copies while Chinese printed matter jumped 197.- 000 pieces for a total of 428,000 volumes.
German publications, reflecting the effect of the anti-Comintern pact, picked up by 33000 issues for a total of 336,000 while French-lansuage periodicals were listed at 141.000, followed by acceptable literature from the Soviet Union at 7,000 copie—Domel.
It was learned today that the fleet's sulphate. movements during the manceuvres Mr. W. J. German, Chief Fire would cover the entire Caribbean and Officer of the Harbour Brigade, and the South Atlantic Ocean, at least as the officers in charge of the Settle-far south as the Equator. Guantanamo ment detachments directed the sub-Bay, a U.S. naval base near the east-sequent operations which consisted ern end of the island of Cuba, wes n removing burning sacks of to serve as the base of operations. *hemicals and transferring them to The entire United States fleet will the wharf, and extinguishing all probably be divided into two attack-races.of fire in the hold. After a ing and defending units, in order to
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