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CABINET AGREED ON CONSCRIPTION
JAPANESE PROTEST TO SOVIET
Tokyo, To-day.
A protest by the Japanese Gov- ernment against "repeated So- viet violation of Japanese treaty rights" as regards oil and coal deposits in the Soviet half of the island of Saghalien, was handed to the Soviet Charge d'Affaires, M. Smetanin, by Mr. Swada yes- terday.
M. Smetanin was requested to present the demand of the Ja- panese Government for immediate
clarification to the Moscow Gov- ernment.-Trans-Ocean.
Yugoslav Policy Decided
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London, To-day.
Mr. Vernon Bartlett M.P., the diplomatic correspon- Japan's
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.dent of the "News Chronicle," dealing in guard-
ed fashion with the new British warning move, Place In
says: "Nobody seems to know how far it will leave the door open to bargaining."
Mr. Bartlett, however, refers to assurances given European
him that "within a very few hours" the whole War?
world will realise that the step (return of the British Ambassador to Berlin) in no way indi- cates the slightest weakening of the British Government's determination to stand firm against aggression.
London, To-day. THE Berlin correspon-
dent of "The Times" says that no information
The "News Chronicle" features the Cabinet's re-is available in Nazi cir-
ported agreement in principle in regard to the desirability of conscription.
In this connection the poli- change certainly no weakening tical correspondent of the journal of the Government's policy as shown says that at least one Minister with both at home and abroad in all the whom he discussed the question capitals that have been approached pointed out that the calling up for during the past few weeks. army service of the 19-year age group would mean the accession of 300,000 men to the Territorial Army.
WARNING AND OPPORTUNITY
"The Times" diplomatic corres- pondent, referring to the British
Belgrade, To-day. SERIES of most im-Ambassador's return to Berlin and portant conversa-Mr. Chamberlain's brief statement in the House of Commons, says the tions took place yester-Government will stand by both the day in Yugo-Slavia.
warning and the opportunity con-
The Foreign Minister, M. tained in President Roosevelt's Markovics, returning from his message.
Officials in Whitehall are still chary of revealing any precise in- structions that have been given to our Ambassador, but it seems clear certain instructions were that given.-Reuter.
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cles regarding negotia- tions between Germany and Japan concerning conversation of the Anti- Comintern Pact into a military alliance.
It would, no doubt, be a con- siderable success for Hitler if he was in a position to announce on Friday that the Japanese fleet would not be neutral in the event of war between Germany and the Democracies.-Reuter.
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Venice conversations, conferred | The correspondent adds that in with Prince Paul, and M. Zwet- general it can be said that the Am- kovica, the Premier, who had just bassador's return will show returned from a week-end at Brdo Castle.
On their way from Brdo Castle to Belgrade, Prince Paul and M. Zwetkovics, had lengthy dis- cussions with the Croat Leader, M. Matchek, at Agram, the Croat capital. Trans-Ocean.
CABINET MEETS ON BUDGET
London, To-day. The Cabinet met last evening in the House of Commons, the discus-
FURTHER FRENCH sions being confined to the new bud-
PRESSURE
Paris, To-day.
The French Foreign Minister, M... Georges Bonnet, had a lengthy con-
get which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, will announce in the House this after- noon. Trans-Ocean.
versation on Monday with the Brip FRENCH ENVOY TO
ish Ambassador, Sir Eric Phipps.
Later another long conference took place with Premier, M. Daladier.
It is believed here that France has asked for a promise that com- pulsory military service will be in troduced in Britain in the near future.—Tran cean.
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Berlin, To-day. The French Ambassador to Ber lin, M. Coulondre, will return to his post on Wednesday, it was report ed in diplomatic circles Inst night.
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