Japan Seeks Entry To
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New Guinea
THERE are severe restrictions on the entry of Japanese Commercial travel lers in New Guinea. For some time prior to his death, the Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) had been discus sing the matter with the Japanese Con sulate, and apparently was favourable to allowing Japanese commercial travel lers freer entry to the Mandated Terri tory.
The Commonwealth Government, before it makes a change, would be wise to study the startling figures showing how Japan ese trade, in recent years, has displaced
the trade of Britain, Australia and the United States in Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice, Solomons and New Caledonia,