Tokyo, Jan. 15.
Improved communications facilities, particularly in the air and on water, will play a major part in strengthening the Japan-China-Manchoukuo economic bloc, Mr. Suehiko Shiono, Minister of Justice and con-Minister of Communica-ons in the new Cabinet, told news. papermen yesterday. Mr. Shiono is to the Imperial Grand Shrine at where he will report his assumption of office to the deities enshrined there.
A strengthening and expansion of the Japan Airways Company to permit it to build-up a closely-knit network: not only within the Japanese Empire, but on the Asiatic mainland as well, will be realized through legislation, Mr. Shine indicated.
The "conversion of the Japan Sea into an "inland sea" through increased shipping activity between western Japan ports and North Korea outlets was also being contemplated, according to the minister. A company designed to unify and control all shipping in the Japan Sea, thus permitting not only an improvement in ships but increased sailings was being projected, Mr. Shiono revealed.—Domei.
In 1928 Mr. Arnhold was urged by 3 number of ratepayers to stand for ihe Council. He has served on the Council for seven years, during which he was four times Chairman and twice Vice-Chairman. It was during his chairmanship that Lord Hailsham and Mr. Lionel Curtis were invited to come to Shanghdi as a result of which visit Mr. Justice Feetham was induced to come here, and his report on the status of Shanghai is today the leading book of reference on affairs of the International Settlement.
It was during Mr. Arubold's chairmanship on the Council that the sale of the Municipality's electric undertaking was effected and the Telephone Company sold to the present Company. Mr. Arnhold is today a Director of many of the leading local companies.
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