Concern Says "Kokumin"
J Tokyo, Sept. 25.
The "Kokumin" today said that Thailand at present was the cause of Riiftest concern to Japan because of lalland's difficulty in maintaining its avowed strict. neutrality and particübirly owing to economic advantages Britain had gi Potential- use of 300,000 bales of cotton for hosiery manufacture compares with total estimated domestic consumption of at least 10,500,000 bales, which in itself is less than the crop expected this year.
In addition, cotton will undoubtedly be used to a much greater extent in the manufacture of underwear and ether women's apparel formerly made of silk or rayon.
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Premier Mr. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, is shown listening carefully while a naval officer explains the mechanism of a gun'mounted on a Canadian warship docked at Vancouver. The Royal Canadian Navy has grown by leaps and bounds since the war began. by the defence pr gramme. Even-
Correspondents in tually it is believed that cotton lisle will be used in the manufacture the entire body of the stocking by
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