Tokyo, Aug. 22.
The Japanese national defence authorities intend to demand Y.2,000,- 000,000 more at the extraor sion of the Japanese Diet in September to defray the pr conflict it the beginning of the ordinary Parliamentary session in next January. The costs of conducting the Japanese operations in China, inclusive of this new demand, are estimated at Y.5,300,000,000 which will be raised solely by the flotation of state loans.—Trans-Ocean,
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