"Tokyo, Oct. 24.
'The Metropolitan Police Boatd has decided to push the campaign for the conversion of petrol burning motor cars to consume substitute fuels. Eighty per cent. of the buses and 10 per cent. of commercial motor trucks as well' as one third of the privately owned and one Aitth of the taxi cabs which are now operating in Tokyo, have been converted into substitute' fuel. burr The police are seeking to have 20 Per cent. of the total number of taxis changed to fuel burners in order to save petrol, Trucks will be allowed 70 gallons of petrol monthly with effect (yom November thus represent-Sua rate pared with Octob ing a 126 por cent. decrease in the nel ration as compared with October Nara Treasures Taken
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