Kobe, May 25.
Bitter opposition to the purchase of foreign vessels was voiced yesterday a statement issued by the powerful Kobe Shipowners' Association, "Importation of foreign vessels." the statement declared, "is contrary to the adopted shipping' policy, which aims at raising the standards' of the [Japanese merchant marine. and whose enforcement costs the nation so much money.
"The current rise in wages, charger and shipping costs, although int ational in scope, are but a temporary Phenomenon.
"Purchases of aged foreign bottoms: merely because of a temporary boom will Be a constant menace to Japan-
Tokyo, May 24.
Tokyo, May 27.
Diplomatic observers here to-day Satisfied with the performance of expressed regret at what they de-its first long-distance experimental Scribed as "a fresh outburst of ant machine, the Aeronautical Institute apanese "propaganda" inthe Sovie it of the Tokyo Imperial University to" Union, as exemplified by an editorial @ay announced that it would imme. Published "on Saturday" in the ately' start construction of a second "Pravda" (Moscow), "The campaign similar craft. they asserted, "alms at whitewashing Designed to circumnavigate the the ineflciency of railway manage globe with only three refuelling ment in. Russia. by" ascribing all stops, the first aeroplane tuled Tailway'aceidents it the Union expectations on Tuesday when it so-called "agents of Japanese spies." showed exceptionally high buoyancy Moreover, the Soviet leaders, in a brief flying test at the Haneda according the observers, are striving airport here. "te inflame the public against Japan Capt, Yuzo Fujita, Army test pilot, by concocting. stories of Japanese said the machine took to the air after espionage activities, and "also 10 Tun of only 250 metres and attained intimidate "the discontented and a height of 1,000" metres in five refractory elements by imposing the minutes but required twelve minutes extreme penalty against those held to descend, Fesponsible for the unfortunate (ra The experimental craft is equipped with a single 600 lip. motor and will have maximum, speed of only Moscow's Version of Clash 260 Kilometres an hour. This 3s Slow for modern machines but its Moscow, May 24 Tass denies the Outstanding characteristic will be its report published ability to cruise at a speed of 200 by Domei Tsushin from its Chany kilometres an hour "for 13.000. to chun correspondent, that _on May 2 16,000 kilometres nonstop. The a detachment of forty Soviet trot resent non-stop flight. record of ter guard allegedly violated the Manchoukuo frontier near Front 10,601.480 kilometres. was setup two Frenchmen on March 23-26, 1932
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