The Archive · 1935

British Oil Firm Fined

Tokyo, May 25.

Railway authorities to-day imposed a fine of ¥.4500 on the British owned Rising Sun Of Ca. because it had shipped certain combustible oils under the classification of ordinsary, goods.

The Raflway administering the fine sal that it was empowered to impose a fine of "¥.1,250,000, covering the years such shipments had been made. The fine had been reduced, the official announcement said, because the company had not intended to violate the law.

It is possible, the railway edministration said, that similar violations may be discovered against other foreign companies—United Press.

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