Tokyo, Jan, 29.
Much larger quantities of oil had been secured by Japan from the Netherlands East Indies than she hoped for at first, Mr. Yosuke Mat+ suoka, Japanese Foreign Minister, told the Budgetary Committee of the Lower House. Moreover, Japan ex-ceted to obtain considerable quant-fies in ordinary commercial transac~ tions, the Foreign Minister added, though he declined to give specific figures, as, he said, the agreement fof the' Netherlands "East Indies quthorities was required before the amount could be made publi "The recent "unfriendly tone" of the Netherlands East Indies press was regretted os also were the attacks upon Japanese residents, Mr. Mat~ suoka said.
"We are not following a weak policy, nor are we quarreling," the Foreign Minister declared, and pointed out that Japan was now engaged the "long awaited economic nego Southern Expansion of Cost of China War Japan May Be Limitless To Japan Tokyo, Jan. 29.
'The Japanese Government 'Tokyo, Jan. 29, should lay claims immediately 'Three years and nine' months of war in China will have cost Japan to the South Pole, according to ¥.17,485,000.000 by January 31 this memorial adopted at a mect~ year in extraordinary. military °ex~ ing here yesterday. The meet~ penditure alone, the Finance ing was held in the Seinendan Ministry revealed before the "Buds Kaikan, in commemoration of Lieut, "Naoshi Shirase's ex-otary Committee "of the Lower pedition to the South Pole 30 years ago. Lieut. Shirase attended "the gathering, which the—memorial" was The amount included Y.1,000,000,000 voted by the House on Tuesday, to finance prosecution of the conflict during February and March, adopted and transmitted fo the Settlement of China Bond issues raised Y.15,483,000,000 while ¥.1,849,000,000 were obtained from transfers to extraordinary military budgets from general and. Special accounts, besides ¥.4,500,000 contributed by the public.
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