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KONOYE ACCEPTS IMPERIAL ORDER PETAIN BEING STRONGLY URGED
TO ORGANISE CABINET: PLEDGE OF CO-OPERATION FROM
WAR
THE AND NAVY MINISTERS: GERMANY HOPES FOR EXCLUSIVELY
IT
MILITARY GOVERNMENT
HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT PRINCE KÖNOYE HAS ACCEPTED THE IMPERIAL COMMAND TO ORGANISE THE NEW CABINET. HE HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A PLEDGE OF CO-OPERATION FROM THE WAR AND NAVY MINISTERS, SAYS REUTER.
Prince Konoye was summoned to the Throne at 4.50 p.m. Tokyo time, and was ordered to form a new Cabinet.
Prince Konoye's acceptance is believed to be mandatory.
The populace is generally relieved, possibly fearing hitherto that some extremist like ADMIRAL NOBUMASA SUETSUGU might receive the call to form the Cabinet.
The first hint of the probable nature of the new Japanese Cabinet was contain- ed in a report from Tokyo that Prince Konoye who was summoned by the Emperor and asked to forni a Cabinet, is receiving plenty of co-operation from two of his former colleagues. GENERAL TOGO, the War Minister, and ADMIRAL OIKAWA, the Navy. Minister.
These two Ministers were,
TIRED OF TALK with
"I am tired of all this talk about Japan's drive to the south," said MRA
・to
KAWAI, Japanese Australia, In Adela de yestewi day.
When asked wh ther Japan's drive to the south would go far enough to threaten Aus- tralia, Mr. Rawal reed that this would depend upon the degree of provocation given to Japan.
Asked if there had been any such provocation, Mr. Kawai replied, "There have been pin- pricks,"
EX-CANADIAN
SHIP SUNK
The Admiralty announced yester- day that the auxiliary ship LADY SOMERS (8,184 tons) has been sunk.
She was formerly
# passenger
MR. YOSUKE MAT- SUOKA, the mainstay of the last Cabinet.
BOTH GEN. TOGO AND ADMIRAL OIKAWA SARI | WEDDED TO DREAMS OF JAPANESE EXPANSION BUT
NOT KNOWN IT IS
IN WHICH DIRECTION THEY FAVOUR EXTENSION OF THIS POLICY.
Immediately after Prince Konoye had received his summons to ap- pear before the Emperor he saw General Togo and Admiral Oikawa, Prince Konoye's name was sub- mitted to the Emperor by the Lord Privy Seal after 2 meeting of senior Statesmen yesterday.
Except for the reports associat- ing Gen Togo and Admiral Oikawa Prince Konoye's efforts to with
form a new Government there has been no further information as to other appointments.
NOT OPTIMISTIC
In the United States and Britain
NO DESIRE
TO FALL OUT WITH JAPAN
TO SURRENDER SEA, AIR BASES
IN INDO-CHINA, SAYS BARTLETT
LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)—Japanese pressure on the Vichy Cabinet to surrender bases in Indo-China was being exercised just before the Konoye Cabinet resigned, accord- ing to the Diplomatic correspondent of the NEWS- CHRONICLE, Mr. Vernon Bartlett, M.P.
He writes: "According to a trustworthy neutral source, In close touch with Vichy, Marshal Petain is being strong- ly urged from Tokyo to make a graceful but rapid sur- render of Camranh Bay and other sea and air bases – 1È Indo-Chiria.
"HE HAS BEEN GIVEN
FEW ONLY. A
DAYS IN WHICH TO MAKE UP HIS MIND."
Stating that "while the new Japanese administration may fol- "We have do desire or intention low a s:ll more drastle polley." of falling out with Japan if that Mr. Bartlett adds, "There is a can be avoided," said MAJOR large section of the opinion, es- ALLEN MURRAY, the news com- pecially among industrialists, in mentator of the BB.C., when he which there is keen realisation of
office on Wednesday night from France, he says that the Konoye Cabinet had already prepared demands and these "were to be laid before the Vichy Cabinet within the next few days and Japan make it quite clear that she intended to have bases (in Indo-Chinn and Thalland) with Vichy's consent or without it.” Commenting on the likely course of action of the next Japanese
broadcast from London ast night, the desperate financial position of
He said that the Far East situa- the country, and very little hope Cabinet, the Diplomatic corres- tion came into greater promin-that it could be improved by any pondent writes: "If the Cabinet ence on Wednesday fight with the adventures in the South China changes itself towards extremism,
Sea." announcement of the resignation
It will find the ground well pre- The Diplomatic correspondent of pared, and if it changes towards of the Japanese Cabinet.
THE TIMES confirms these reports moderation, the effect is not like of pressure on Marshal Petäin. ly to be felt or seen for a long Quoting a private report time as the extremist party is well which reached The Tinies
entrenched."
It had been abitous for some time that theoryo Cabinet was heading for trouble and this reached breaking point on Wednes-
FRESH ACTION day night the use of the trouble
In a broadcast rom London yesterday, MR. CYRIL LAKIN, the prominent commentator all in the thought it was on vulte reasonable to sup- pose that a stronger Government was required in Japan in pres paration for fresh milltary acts. Whether Japan would drive to the north against Siberla or in the south agalost Indo- China or whether she would decide on both was not known.
Shanghai Calmly Waiting
`SHANGHAI, July 17 (Reuter)— Although the one most affented,
It is learnt that the change of should the Far Eastern: situation
Cabinet in Japan may foretell an important change in Japan's policy
worsen, Shanghai is calmly await log further news from Tokyo.:
boing the Russo-German war.
"GO SLOW"
Nine-Million Locked In Battle On Eastern Front
galore." prudenciales in Japan. were reluctant to embark on a~ | other big military campaign. Those dealer
NINE-MILLION SOLDIERS ARE CONFRONTING EACH OTHER who had advocated the "go slow" IN BATTLE ON THE EASTERN FRONT ON A SCALE EXCEEDING Polley had been got rid of in the ANYTHING IN HISTORY, IT IS REPORTED. Cabinet,
The German claim that their troops have reached Smolensk is The Army element in Japan, not substantiated in the German High Command communique but it sald Maj. Murray, was very power-is not unlikely that the Germans are in the vicinity of Smolensk ful.
where fighting was reported in the Moscow communique for the Mr. Matsuoka, he added, had put first time on Wednesday. himself do a somewhat embarrass- It is also considered likely that i ing position by entering the Ads the Germans have made consider-.: Pact and by recently concluding | uble advance in their drive to- a Past with Soviet Russia.
215,000 Canadians In Army
wards Moscow.
German rand-Rumanian troops. have reached the capital of Bes- sarabia from which area the Ger- mans Bre making their main thrust, towards Kies, capital of the Ukraine, which is reported to be still in Russian bands.
VIOLENT FIGHTING" › MOSCOW, July 17 (Reuter)-A Soviet Information communique states: "During the night of July
Enemy Ships Extensively
Damaged
VERNON BARTLETT
PEOPLE IN GERMANY ARE NOW ANXIOUS
If you consider the fight of Hess, reports of the Hitler-Goering
Russia campaign to date and mess that the RAF, Is making Of Western Germany. I think – the people of the Belohi have "good cause for anzlety," remarked MAJOR ALLEN MURRAY when he broadcast from London last night, Major Murray commented that the Germans had suffered enor mous camialties but nothing" they had done so far could be called decisive.
He added that the German peo- ple were not at all happy about the Russian war and were anxiously awaiting for good news at the week-end.
Just how far the Hitler-Georing de Some 25 ships were destroyed or rutt went we did not know bus damaged by the Royal Air Force these two German leaders had had In extensive operations from the
fracas in the past. The present row might be another of those Norwegian coast to France on Wednesday.
temporary quarrels,
Amid cheers from people in the
and cargo vessel of the Canadian and the general tone of comment The local Chinese, somewhat canada, expressed satisfaction atino considerable changes in the tion of shipping, 17 of them, to- of honour at a luncheon given by
National Steamships Ltd.
Of her complement of 176 officers and men, 130 survivors have been picked up by Spanish ships and lauded at a neutraj port.
WARDHA, July 17 (Reuter) — Vinoba Bhave, Mr. Gandhi's first elvh disobedience disciple, was sentenced to a year's simple im- prisonment yesterday charged with civil disobedience
time.
for the third
is not optimistic.
The anxiety of the German Government to get Japan em- broiled in a war is seen in a comment from Berlin which states that the Germans ex- pect, or hope, that THE NEW
·CABINET · WILL BE EXCLU- MILITARY -- which SIVELY would mean that Japan would take more active participation against Great Britlan and the United States.
Continued Page 7,
Circumstances Leading
To Fall Of Konoye Cabinet: Chinese View
CHUNGKING, July 17 (Rester)—Internal and external difficul- ties have compelled the resigïïation of Prince Konoye, which wai largely brought about by the extreme Righilst element, declared the Übiness officiał: CENTRAL DAILY NEWS in a leading article this morning
bec, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, the British High Commissioner apprehensive, are of the opinion the Canadian war effort. that Prince Konoye's resignation may be the prelude to Japanese
Siberia or in the South Beas,
The Canadian Defence Ministér
unit's and destroyed enemy atheraft on the ground.
"Following the defeat of the
forces in the south-western sector. one Rumanian battalion came over torpedoed in the Channel by a
Four of our planes are missing
of our senior belligerent..
Returning from a tour of Que #16, violent fighting continued in streets and th the felds, British LONDON, July 17 (Central)--
the Pakov and Porkhov sectors.
"In other sectors, there were no planes swept low over Rotterdam Dr. VK Wellington Koo, Chinese Important military operations and and attacked a large concentra Ambassador to Britain, was guest
talling 100,000 tons, being destroy the British National Defence Com armies."
During the night, the Soviet Aired another 11 left burning and mittee yesterday Mr. A. V. Alex- action in the Far East, either in announced that 295.000 men were Force operated against enemy me-nve more damaged, auder, First Lord of the Admiralty,
now under armas 215,000 of them chanised
The Italian ship. Valoran (17,000 who was the Chairman referred tony" was hit bquare between the Writing in the SHANGHAI were in the army.
to. Dr. Kop as the representative funnels, EVENING - POST, the well-known Twelve-thousand men were in British fournailst, Mr. H. G. W the air force and 35,000 in the combined German and Busstan Woodhead, 'says the significance of navy. the fact cannot be overlooked that Prince Konoye had resigned right
to us and surrendered voluntarily. Beaufort pine and left stnking Britian Middle East communique on the heels of an editorial in the
The Rumanian and German while another 3,000-ton ship was states that there is no change ANKARA, July 17 (Reuter) omcers were brought in under set on are off Norway, HOCHT HOCHI: SHIMBUN DE- manding "a
political Ambassadors. Ministers and other escort by soldiers. The soldiers stronger leadership."
diplomatic representatives of Gergave full information to the Bo- He continues: This may of many, Hungary, Romania and viet Command, m course, have been a mere coin- Slovakia in Moscow arrived by Three anti-tank guns, 420 rifles, cidence. If so, it is a curious one train yesterday afternoon.
NAZI ORGAN
The control of the Hochi was
acquired by the Nazi Embassy in Tokyo years ago. It has
12-machine-guns, a great number of cartridges and shells, one wire- lega transmitter, five motor cars and 66 carts were surrendered. "
-A 6,000 ton enemy tanker was
CAIRO, July 17 (Reuter)
the situation on all fronts.
R.A.F. Offensive Marks
First Battle Hitler
hove some ya On Other- PERU ACCEPTS Did Not Plan To Fight
since been run as a Nazi organ
and little effort is being made to
conceal the source from where its policy has been directed, 60 t seems not unreasonable to pose that on this, as m other occasions, the voice Hochl was the voice of General Ott, Hitler envoy in Tokyo And if thia saumption--
ESTON
* "Wille we have not yet obtained, stacles, particularly in ine new
the significance of details of the orcuminances lead economi structure and third when General Citt say
Kongre must Ing to the fall of the Koneve Cab- the inability of the Cabinet to the
stepped out, can inct," the paper continued, "we the next fiscal year's budget due
looked: belloys, they are as follows — to financial difficulties in thi
“Piratly, the decision reached at | Thẻ BAOTANGPAD "Organ of have been inst the recent Imperial: Jonference the Chinese Army, declared that eas to attack the
was meeting with strong the fall of the Konoye Cabinet natural Jopposition both inside and outside was due to vigorous opposition on nove
Cabinet.
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MEDIATION
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