The Archive · 1940

Campaign Against Petrol Bootleggers To Be Launched in Tokyo

Death Knell Sounded for About Two Thirds of All Capital's Private Motor Cars

Tokyo, Oct. 4.

October 1 having sounded the death-knell for approximately two thirds of Tokyo's private cars, the authorities are taking strict measures to foil the activities of petrol bootleggers" and. put an end to illegal gasoline traffic, the "Asahi" an-

This will be accomplished by means of special windshield stickers which will be issued to owners of cars allowed to operate in the capital at the present, ration of seven gallons of gasoline a month. Cars found without stickers will be seized by the police.

The windshield stickers will be of Oil Discovered in France Toulouse, Oct. 4

Oil has been found in the areas near Saint Gaudens and Saint Girons, north of the Pyrenees mountains, and york will be started there shortly to bring it to the surface. The quality of the oil leaves nothing to be de ed, the content of petroleum bein: slightly above 20%. The cracking progress could be applied to the remainder. It is hoped that a suf er quantity will be found to alley France's present oil Duke of Win Visit United States New York, Oct The Duke and Duchess of Win intend to visit the United State: soon as the Duke's official d permit.

This anounced tod the Duke aid de-camp, Captain D:

o is on a visit here—Reuter Replaced if colours fade nounces,

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