Tokyo, May 29, Beginning on July 3, Japanese motor cars will run on a fuel mixe ture consisting of 95" per cent, of gasoline and per cent. of alcohol.
Under a ruling announced today by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, all "internal combustion en-tines, including those in motor-cars, will be compelled to add alcohol 10 their fud. The alm of the measure; Ministry oMicials explained, was preserve gasoline for military needs connected with the current hostilities in China, Six large state-owned alcohol~ manufacturing plants will be estabished by the Ministry this year to produce the required alcohol, Three of these will be in Kyushu, one in Shikoku, one in Central Japan and the last'one In the Hokkaido, Japan's motor vehicles have since May I been allotted a strictly defined amount of gasoline a day, with {gasoline being sold to coupon-holders Japanese Generals Meet Tokyo, May 25, Generals Shunroku Hata and {zfisaicht Terauch!, "Commanders-in~ Chief of the Japanese Forces in Central and North China, had their first meeting in nine months Into this morning, military dispatches received here today said, The two generals met at an un~ named air base near the Lunghai [Railway, at which they landed at 10 o'clock in the morning, Both were Jaccompanied by their stair oflcers, After paying homage to Emperor HHirohito, the generals cheered the Joceupation of Hsuchow and drank a toast of rice wine, Earlier press reports received here said Generals Hata and Teraucht would discuss plans for the future campaign in China—Domel.
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