Japan

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 1 September 1916, Page 5

Japan

RECORD OF THE LITTLE BROWN MAN. f Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, August’? 31.

Mr Robert Machray, in the NineJteenth Century, comments on Ger'many’s past subtle unfriendly policy with Japan. He considers Japan’s great war contribution to the Allies consisted in munitioning Russia during the last year was equal to £20,000,000. Prior to the fall of Warsaw Japan supplied 750,000 rifles, and after August mobilised all her indus-* trial resources, thus enabling the i Russians to renew the offensive in 'June. Japan made 8,000,000 yards of cloth, releasing 2,000,000 from stores, besides guarding the Eastern. seas and convoying British transports to ■ Suez.

| Japan also supplied many rifles 'to Lord Kitchener's army, guns for tho British navy, and was still making guns. Japan’s munitions were costing half the price charged by America. Japan had also released ten (million in gold in New York for tho I purchase of British bonds. Japan, had also bought five millions of Russian bonds. j He quotes many other illustrations of Japan’s groat assistance to tho Allies.