Manila, Aug. 10.
ESIDENT Manuel Quezon was given virtually dictatorial powers today when the National Assembly passed the Em-Powers Bill designed to cope with the emergency arising the Buropean war.
The bill will empower Sr. Quezon to do the following "To require citizens to render personal civil service. 2. To prevent strikes and unwholesome social agitation "whenever the public interest so requires." 3.
"To commandeer all ships and other means of transportation in order to facilitate free and continued movement of goods and merchandise.
To control the food resources of the country. 5. To shorten and simplify the elementary educational course and to raise the school entrance ige of children from seven to nine years.
6. To make instruction y for the elementary grades.
To take such steps as may be necessary to stimulate more practical vocational education London, Aug. 10.
The Board of Trade yesterday issued the ninth revised list of enemy-allied firms, both German controlled and Italian-controlled, operating in neutral countries.
The list now contains 1800 Brms, showing an increase of 250 firms.
The Far East was represented on the list by 192 firms in China, all of them in Shanghai, 76 in Japan, and 20 in Japanese possessions.
No explanation has ever been given of why firms operating in the United
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