Office Spokesman, during the regular press conference ihis morning, blunt ly discredited a despatch" from Shanghai in the popular "Nichi Nichi. Shimbun." which claimed that the United States way strengthening Manila as an advance base for war Bvold, repetition of last year's ever shortage, the "Avahi™ anoune Government authorities stress that tne weeldy holiday was 0 voluntary decision taken by the. factories. Power consumption is expected to feline, as a, result, by seven per cent The plan will apply only to. those factories consuming mere than 50 Kitowatts of power, daly.
Commenting on this. decision, the Sokumin: Shimbun states Indications of the growing serious-neat of the electricity supply situa tion have been apparent for, some time. "Recently. electric clocks. Tokyo have performed most erratical-1 the authorities concerned blamed ty shortage off a marked consumption by house-hey are planning to launch to induce the residents and to avoid anything hich will consume power, particularly electric irons which have been Increasing in use during the past few
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