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TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1931.
NEW JAPANESE CABINET.
PLAN TO REIMPOSE GOLD BAN.
MR. INUKAI PREMIER.
mfried to remove the last vestige of Chang's influence from Mon- churia, proferably by ponceful means, but otherwise forsefully,
It is reported from Mukden that the Japanese military authorities are preparing an ultimatum
for delivery to Chang Hauch-liang through the Peking Legation, threatening drastie action if he fails to withdraw his troops and censo his activities within a slipu- inted time,
Tokyo, Dec. 12, Following an audience with the Emperor, Mr. T. Inukal has formed a new Selyukai cabinet with himself as Prime Minister.comber 20.-Reuiar. and hus announced the portfolios. A general election is to be hold, owing to the Solyukai minority.
An unconfirmed report here states that the Canton leaders are determined to demand Chiang Kai- shek's resignation, the Intest de mand enlling for it before De
Monarchist Finn.
Mukden, Dec. 4. Despite all official denials, the general opinion is that prepara- tions for the restoration of 21 monarchy in Manchurin aro pro- ceeding.
The new cabinet will meet Im- mediately, and one of its first acte will be to replace the gold ban.
The Manchurian situation is also another problem to be tackled, na it is learned that an ultimatum
It is difficult to obtain authentic is being propared for
details of the plans which are Marshal being made, but, of course,
tlic Chang Hauch-liang, threatening former Emperor and the last of draatir action if he falls to with- the Manchus, now known as Mr. draw his troops from Chinehow Pu Yi, ja sald to be the figure city.
hend of the moverent.
The composition of the new ca binet will be:
According to general report he is already creating an order of Finance, Mr. Koreklyo Taka-Chung-han, a member of the local nobility. It is stated that Mr. Yu ມ ສ າງ 1.
Home Affairs, Mr. Tokugoro Nakahashi,
Justice, Mr. Kizaburo Suzuki.
Commerce and Industry. Mr. Yonezo Mayeda.
Education, Mr. ¡chiro Hatoyama, Agriculture, and forestry. Mr. Teikira Yamamoto.
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Peace Preservation Committee, has been made a duke. and that other members of the Committee. with the exception of Mr.
Yuan Chin-kai, who refuses the honour, are also to be given noble rank.
presumably of making the restora- In the meantime, with the iden tion of a monarchy popular with the MASHER, orders have been Railwaya. Mr. Takejiro Tokon-issued that all prisoners now in the local guals should have their sentences reduced.-Reuter,
Overseas Affairs, Mr. Tayosuke
Hata.
Communications, Mr. Chuzo Mi-
zuchi.
Navy, Admiral Osumi,
War, General Araki,
Some Possibilities.
Tokyo, Dec. 12. The new cabinet is complete except for the portfolio of Foreign Affair.
It is retarded as probable that
will take up the post of Foreign Minister.
League Not Failed.
London, Dec. 12. Lord Grey and Lord. Cecil, who returned yesterday from Paris at the conclusion of the Lange Coun- ell meeting, spoke at demonstra- Bon in London last night on the Manchurian situation. Lord Gray
he Maid
thought those
whit the took
view of iner that
Manchurian
CHIT
true
the
dispute had shown the futility of hengas were very mistaken.
Mr. Yoshizawa, now in Paris, who is the son-in-law of Mg, ukooking back to before the war he which such a dispute would have thought of the complications to
given rise and as a result he said "Thank heaven there has been a Lengue of Nations."
Immediately after the install tion ceremony this afternoon the cabinet is expected to discuss the The League had prevented the question of the gold ban which present dispule from spreading. It will probably be replaced tqhad enabled the Powers to work
morrow.
Mr. Adachi
who precipitated the resignation of the Wakatsuki cabinet has announce his do [cision to secede from the Alinsoite with two others who are likely to be joined by several more.
After un audience with the Emperor, Prince Salonji called in Mr. T. inukai, President of the Seiyukai porty in order to consult him concerning the formation of a new ministry.
logether to Promota pence instead of playing dhah its own hand. It ad changed pre-war assumption that third party intervention was an unfriendly act, and now on the contrary it was an infringement of honour of a Power if it did not accept the mediation.
Both Jupan and China admitted the right of Council to investigato and mediate. Moreover it had been made clear that the Paris pact and League covenant were in line. The Following his audience. Mr.
United States had taken an active Inukai accepted the Prime Mints and beneficial hand. Japan had a tership, but is forming a Selyukai regretted she had not submitted it case in Manchurin and he cabinet instead of a coalition Gov-to the League Infore military ac ernment, a had been expected.
tion, which seemed to him as not This will entail a general elee-in accordance with the covenant of tion owing to the Selyukai minori-
ty in the Diet. It is now virtually pact. certain that the gold ban will be Lord Cecil referring to the re-imposed as this in the declared policy of the Seiyakai-Reuter.
The Gold Ban.
Tokyo, Dec. 13. Japan is again placing a ban on gold us from December 14-Renter. Ultimatum to Chang Hauch-Ilang.
Tokyo, Dec. 12.
It Is learned on good authority that one of the first questions that the new Cabinet will have to ince will be the despatch of one and a half divisions of more troops to Manchurin with the object of "persuading"
Marshal
Chang Hsueh-liang to remove his. Chin- chow garrison inside the great wall. It is becoming abundantly clear that the Japanese are deter-
SALESMAN SAM
Council has decided to send to Mar- League
commission which the
churia, said he believed it was a 1ramedous opportunity. If they were fortunate they might succeed in removing once and for all the war cloud in the Far Eust,-British Wireless.
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