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WAR IN NEAR FUTURE Occupied Territories To Become Part Of The Japanese Empire: Tokyo Content With Gains
Programme Neatly Mapped Out In Japan
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
Tokyo, 2.30 p.m., To-day. Behind the recall of General Matsui, erstwhile commander-in-chief in Central China, lie vital decisions of the Cabinet and Imperial Head- quarters, involving complete reversal of the re-
cent trend in Japanese military operations in China, according to usually well-informed
quarters.
It is now predicted that there will be no invasion of South China and no attempt to capture Han- kow.
MUKDEN
OSAKA
PHONE
Mukden, To-day.
After a successful test, the long-heralded telephone service between Mukden and Osaka was opened yesterday with an ex- change of messages between the mayors of the two cities.--Ren- ter.
TOKYO BRIGHTENS UP ON EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS
Tokyo, To-day! Favourable impressions creat-
AMUSING T
TOKYO COMMENT ON MR. EDEN
Tokyo, To-day.
Astounding interpretations of the resignation of Mr. Anthony Eden are contained in the Jap-
anese press.
Lord
One journa! says, that Halifax has long been designed as-the Foreign Secretary of the
immediate future and that the
downfall of Eden is the precursor
of a new alignment in Europe.
The journal goes on to suggest that Anglo-Italian relations will be greatly improved and "there will soon be a new signatory to the anti-Comintern Pact," adding that France and Russia will find themselves isolated with the
of Own Correspondent.
The intention of the Japanese Army to-day, it is ed by Herr Hitler's Reichstag United States continuing to pre- said, is to take over complete control of the speech caused gains of one to serve strict neutrality Our territories now in Japanese military occupa- three yen in a wide range shares, on the stock market. tion, garrison the area with Japanese troops
Asahi
says that the buying and unofficially annex it to the Japanese Em- sentiment can be traced not only Mr. Eden's resignation marks pire by the establishment of puppet govern- to impending German recognition the turning point in British po- of Manchukuo but also to the icy regarding the China Inci- resignation of Mr. Anthony Eden, dent, according to the "Asahi.”-
Tokyo brokers believe that Reuter.
ments.
NEW
In accordance with this policy, it is predicted that Japanese military operations against China will cease before the end of March. Territories now occupied will be held against Chinese at- tacks, but after the capture of Hsuchow and the completion of the drive on the Peiping- CONSIGNMENT Hankow Railway to the north bank of the Yel- low River, no further offensive operations will be authorised.
to
Recognition of the provisional that it would prove impossible government in Peiping will soon consolidate Japanese military vic- be extended by Japan and it is tories without the complete destruc
OF
LADIES'
alleged that Tokyo already has tion of the power of Generalissimo GOLF CLUBS
assurances from certain countries Chiang Kai-shek, and to have in- that they, too, will accord recog-sisted on the need for attacking nition to the new regime.
Hankow.
as
The suggestion is that Japan: General Hata has been sent is satisfied with the territory now more amenable to orders of Im- seized, and is no longer interest-perial Headquarters. ed in the fate of the remainder
of China.
·MATSUI DISAGREEMENT
PURGING HOTHEADS Troop replacements also ♬ decided
The recall of General Matsui is Upon are believed to be connected
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Troops involved in Nanking and other excesses and troops command- ed by officers who have been over-
sharp disagreement with this policy as la'd down by Headquarters.
Imperial
- Military circles state that opera-zealous in "independent command" tions have already been extended are to be replaced-Our Own Cor-
beyond original intentions as the result of General Matsui's actions.
General Matsui is said to have criticised the decision on the ground
respondent.
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