Hardest hit are the purely Japanese style restaurants which are used for elaborate banquets. The police say the dinners on such occasions, costing 20 yen and more, have been nothing more than a competition on the part of the managements in the number or different dishes served. Much of the food is wasted, something which should not be permitted in Japan under wartime conditions, according to the police.
Liquor cannot be served until 5 pin. daily. The police said that "daytime drinking" is incompatible with the sacrifices being made by the soldiers on the China fronts—
United Press
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