The Archive · 1939

Extraordinary Budget

Bill Passed

Tokyo, Mar. 19, Following the example of the Lower House. the House of Peers this morning unanimously passed the Extraordinary Military Budget. Bill, wolving expenditure of ¥.4,006,000. }000 to enable Japan to continue military operations in China for another twelve months, starting in February.

Tu seconding the measure, Baron Michimoto Twakura, Koseikai -expressed the hope that the Government would pay "due attention to the living of all classes of people, as to enable them to pursue' their businesses while the sum voted for More Funds Asked is being spent."—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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