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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1938.
JAPANESE CABINET SPLIT SENSATION
Resignation of General Ugaki Came Suddenly
PREMIER KONOYE TO COMBINE TWO POSTS
Tokyo, Sept. 29.
Japanese To Go After The Gold Hoarders
Tokyo, Sept. 30.
A hunt for hoarded gold coins will shortly be slurted by the Ministry of ruence, which is issuing a depart- mental decree enjoining all hourders of gold coins to report to the Gov-
ernment.
Compulsory sale of these coins, it is announced, is not yet contemplated.
It is estimated that about thirty million yens' worth of gold coins are still being hoarded in Japan-Donici,
Japan Raising 400 Million War Loan
THE
HE RESIGNATION of General Ugaki was handed in after a prolonged conference with the Prime Minister who, it is announced this evening, will see the Emperor on Friday and will be entrusted with the conduct of foreign affairs, taking over the post of Foreignnounced the issue of another 100,- Minister in addition to the Premiership.
Quarters close to the Foreign Office declare that the resignation was primarily due to the creation of the China Bureau, which is to deal with all questions connected with China the Far Eastern policy, under the direction of Prince Konoye and the Five Minister Con-
ference.
This would have deprived the Foreign Office of one of its most important functions and would have given the Army a decisive influence in the control of the entire Far Eastern policy.
Quarters close to the War office point out that the conflict is one between the Army and the Foreign Office, a conflict of long standing) and not due to divergences of opinion connect- ed directly with the China inci- dent.
The conflict involves larger issues such as the general conduet of the Japanese polley,
The scope of the China affairs machinery should be extended over the whole of China, as provided for In the original plans;
Tokyo, Sept. 30. The Ministry of Finance has an- 100,000 yen Leun un October 1, ina connection with the China Incident.
The issue price is announced ut
GENERAL K. UGAKI
progress.sely to total 'er partial Mobillantion of the nation.
The underlying principles govern- Ing the bill are that everybody and everything must help in the defence of the nation and that war must not be a source of profits.-Reuter,
FRENCH WORKERS UNITE
Paris, Sept. 20. The aviation industry is working overtime In view of the present situation.
The Air Minister has received a deputation of workers, who inform- ed him that the workers throughout the country had agreed spontaneous- ly to work all day Saturday in the enuse of National Defence.
In a number of works the men decided to
to put aside all or part of their Saturday's carnings for their comrades who were mobilised.
mobilised To-day 250,000 newly reservisis left Paris in trains and lurries,
been A British Committee has formed to evacuate the British chil- dren and aged people from Paris to the country if the necessity arises. -Reuter.
PETROL FLEA IN ENGLAND London, Sept. 20. The principal petrol distributing companies have informed the Gov crnment that petrol prices will re- main unchanged for the next fort- night
is stated that there are very
COMPLETE EVACUATION OF REICH AREA BY OCTOBER 10
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the four including commission,
German troops are to begin a pro- substantial stocks of petrol in the gressive occupation as from Saturday, country, but the Government, never- In the event of the frontier lines theless, has appealed to all motorists at the
Polish and Hungarian to restrict the use of their vehicles
the fullest possible extent.- months there shall be another For Router. Power Conference.
yea 98.50, the Bonds to bear interest
3.5 per cent, and to be redeemed Powers and Czech representatives. [within, years. Domci.
N.Y.K. TO INCREASE minorities are not settled within thre: to
PASSAGE RATES
An international commission shall determine the areas in which a
SWISS WERE' READY
Berne, Sept. 20,
AN
OPPORTUNITY
TO SECURE ONE OF OUR RAINCOATS AT A REDUCED PRICE!
RUBBERS POPLINS
OILSILKS GABERDINES
OWING TO THE UNUSUALLY DRY
SUMMER WE ARE NOW OVER-
STOCKED WITH RAINCOATS SO
UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH
WE HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER
OUR
AT
STOCK WHOLE
ONE THIRD
OFF
PRESENT PRICES.
MACKINTOSH'S LTD.
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS.
At the conclusion of a Federal $1 TIFFINS Higher passenger rates will come into force to-minrrow for all N.Y.K. | plebiscite will be held and these areas Counell Meeting, at which measures | were prepired for the protection of routes between Hongkong and Japan, shall be occupied by the international
until the completion of the thr
M. Baumann, President Czecho-Slovaltia within
Proelama- Under the new rutes the first css scite.
of Sand issued four weeks must release any Sudetention that the remilla of the Munich fare will be advanced from $150 to $205 on N.Y.K. Uners.
to bring the fares desiring to quit the military service Conference are being awaited and in line with those of other companies and ales to release all Sudeten poll that if these peace efforis fail pre-
tical prisoners.--United PresA.
The increase
operating the same route.
These fares were advanced several months ago by the For Rast passenger
In consideration of the Foreign Ministry plan, the existence of the new organ will be made commen-Conference. surate with the sunduct of the pre- sent operations in China.
The new organ wil be authorized to deal with political, economic and cultural affairs relating to the current Incident in China. The Army officials, I is declared, have
view of the Foreign Offee will be repeatedly stressed that all other
taken into consideration in the matters must be subordinated to the
point that certain affairs within conduct of the war, in conformity with the Government's declaration of the purview of the Foreign Minis- try will be disconnected with the January, 1938, and the question of
China organ. relations with other Powers is 60
General Ugski held a conference of closely linked with the Sino-Japanese conflict that it cannot be separated his staff at 10:30 o'clock on Thursday morning to discuss the compromise The Army disapproved of the plan. The views which have been
from it.
conversations with Sir Robert! Cralgic. the British Ambassador, because it considered them incom- the China policy patible with
demanded by the Army-Trona- Ocean.
IKEDA NOT QUITTING
Tokyo, Sept. 30. Ikeda, Minister of Mr. Seihin Finance and concurrently Minister of Commerce and Industry, has denied the rumour that he was contemplat- ing resignation following General Ugaki's resignation as the Foreign Minister.
He declared: "There is no reason I should resign following Ugaki's example.
why
He added that he would share the fate of the Cabinet with Premier Konoye beenuse he is now a ineinber of the Kenoye Cabinet.-Domei. FOREIGN POLICY NOT CHANGED
Tokyo, Sept. 29.
Mr. Omeinl circles assert that Ugaki's resignation from his post as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Japanese Cabinet will not result in any changes being made in Japanese foreign policy.
EARLY EVENTS
Tokyo, Sept. 30.
PRINCE KONOYE
agreed upon among the members of
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NEW YORK'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS GOVERNOR
CZECUS MAY KEEP WAR MATERIALS
parations will be made. tor the utilisation of all available means of protection.
Frontier defener troops enlisted by London, Sept. 30. the new military organisation will;
Mr. Ward Price, the Daily Mail's be mobilised immediately in those
Europe,circumstances, Reuter. special correspondent in states that Herr Hiller has agreed to withdraw all permit the Czechs in
areas.
Gerinany has declined to guarantee
claims.
أني
NEW ZEALANDERS WANT TO JOIN UP New York, Sept. 20. Thomas Dewey, New York's. Dis-their war materials from the Sudeten
for his
Wellington, Sept. 29. triet Attorney and fumed
Mr. James Savage, Prime Minister drive against racketeers in New York State, has been nominated as the the Czech frontiers unless the con-
problemn, after Signor London his Dominion's support for Republican candidate for the gov-ference also settled the Hungarian of New Zealand, has telegraphed to crnorship of New York State, always mussolint had raised the Hungarian Mr. Chomberlain's determined effort
for peace. post considered a stepping stone to
The Minister of Defence has re- The correspondent states that as a the White House-Reuter.
number disturbed the final result of Anglo-French objection to ceived a considerable
offers for active service, including MOKHI followed
Army to the use of the German hours of the stock market.
General Ugakl objected to many pollee the Sudeten areas during the many from ex-soldiers and younger to vacuation, Herr Hitler offered to use men. details of the proposed organ
The Defence Department stated which the Premier, the Army, the storm troopers-but both M, Daladier Navy, and many minor ofleals of the and Mr. Chamberlain replied that inflint it has been amazed by the num- the that case they would prefer regular ber of enquiries from raen willing to agreed vhle Foreign Offer
serve in the active forces.--Reuter. military units.-United Press. Foreign Minister was on holiday.
VATICAN PRAYER It is understood that the tive
FOR PEACE Ministers debated all day in attempt. ing to persuade General Ugaki to re-
Castel Gandolfo, Sept. 29. consider his deciskan..
offered
FRONTIER INCIDENTS
INCREASING
Teschen, Sept. 30.
The steel mill town of Wiekowice
a
Details of the proposed organisa- Frontier violence along the border In a world-wide broadenst to-night tion have not been revealed but it is between Czecho-Slovakia and Poland His Holiness the Pope
during prayer, his voice breaking with believed that the principal differ- has increased considerably chees concerned the organ's relations the past 24 hours and more than 400 emotion.
"We pray to God for a successful and responsibilities to the various de- Polish families arrived from Czecho partments of the Government, espe- Slovakian territory yesterday, many conclusion of the negotiations," he cially to the Fore
Foreign Onlee,
said. carrying gas masks, Government circles here are of the
While millions of men live in opinion that the Japanese foreign was the scene of a serious clash be-froad because of the Imminent dan- policy
will not be changed, especially tween the Poles and members of the ger of war and the threat of un- Insofar as adherence to the anti- Czecho-Slovakia Peoples' Guard. Comintern Pact is concerned and the Many refugees who are at Karwings exampled slaughter and ruin, other into our paternal heart protection of the sights of third par- are reported to be rioting, while at trepidation of our children
and In- Teschen itself two Czech guards
the vite
the Bishops, the laity and R number of were killed when
and faithful to unite them- religious and civilians dynamited the Polish
selves with us in a must undaunted customs post.
and Government officials and insistent prayer for the pre-
and servation of justice
charity," arriving from Warsaw are of the opinion that the Czechs will cede the declared his Holiness during
broadcast prayer.--Reitter. disputed territory before the Satur- day deadline.
ties in China.
Continued opposition to the Chiang Kai-shek regime in China will also
be carried on.
Amo
who
Military General Ugaki's supporters resigned in sympathy with their leader are Naotke Sato, and Hachiro Arita, of the Foreign Offee, Tadao Matsumoto, Parliamentary Vice-Foreign Minister, and Slegeak Haruna, Paritamentary Councillor. United Press.
U.S. UNINTERESTED
Washington, Sept. 29. Officials here have given slight at tention to the resignation of General
their account of
BAD IMPRESSION
pre-
situa-
we
the
The
BRADMAN JOINS PEACE PLEADERS
London, Sept. 20. Before he left London for home Don Bradman had a word to say no about the crisis in Europe.
Volunteer Guard again crossed the
Earlier, members of the Polish! Czech frontier and tossed grenades at the Police station In the Czech half of Teschen and broke all the win-
though there were down, etsunitles.-United Press.
The Journal states that the decree
"My greatest in:pression is of the magnificent calm and the spirit of our British people during these last troublesome days. We all fervently pray for peace."--Reuter Special.
AMERICAN "ROUND ROBIN"
Washington, Sept. 30. Members of the White House staff and the State Dapartment met queries of whether President Roose- velt had sent વધા a world-wide round-robin peace ples cautiously, and advised correspondents quire abroad.
lo mm-
It has been decided that, following the Gaimusho stuff, including Ad- the resignation of General K. Ugakvisers Satoh and Arita as well as Upaki, on
FRENCH PRECAUTIONS the Premier. Prince Konoye will the Vice-Minister, Mr. Hurinouchi, occupation with the European assume concurrently the portfolios of failed to clicit approval from Generation. They refused to comment.
Paris, Sept. 20. Foreign and Ov
Oversen Affairs.
Sources Ugaki, who firmly stuck to his views
elosc
All France can be placed on a war to the Japanese | Premier Konore proceeded to the for unifying the foreign policy and minimise the importance of the re-natice as the result of a decree pub- Imperial Palace this morning to the inseparability of China affairs signation and state that it will not lished in the official journal. tender General Ugaki's resignation from the foreign ministry.
vitally, affect foreign polley.-United
It authorises incasures provided to the Throne. Investiture of Pre-
for in law of July 11 dealing with General Ugaki saw Premier Konoye Press mier. Konuye as the Foreign and
but failed to agree with the
the general organisation of the nation Oversea Affairs Minister will
take
in time of war. latter in the pending issue. General
noon,
Tokyo, Sept. 30, place to-day.
Ugaki was understood to have mani- Prince Konoye, the Prenter, has Meanwhile, Mr. N. Satch and Mr.fested his contemplated resignation temporarily taken over the duties of is issued in view of the fact that the. H. Arith, Advisers of the Foreign on the spot. He then returned to his Foreign Minister.
present circumstances meet the pro- Ministry. Mr. Tadoo Matsumoto, private residence
Offelal circles assert that General visions laid down in the law. of Yotsuya and
From Tokyo, Oslo and other Parliamentary Vice-Minister for lator proceeded to his villa at Kuni-gaki's resignation is not the result
The decree is signed by M. Lebrun, foreign capitals it is reported that Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Shigeaitachi in
of any change in Japanese foreign M. Daladier and M. Bonnet the suburbs of Tokyo.-
and the President's communication has Haruna,
the Foreign Domei. Counsellor of
polley, and the main question arising provides
of
for the
Mobilisation of the been received, and it is believed that Ministry, have also sent in their re-
resignation was whether signations.
the entire Cabinet might follow sult.fighting forces by the co-operation the plea has probably gone to all It is now learned that General S. of the civil and military authorities of the 63 nations to whom President It has been confirmed that Prince Itagaki, Minister of War, Admiral M. under a single war command, mobill-Roosevelt addressed his peace round- sudden resignation of General Ugaki, Konoye will temporarily combine Yonal, Minister of the Navy, Mr.ninister to be appointed,
sation of industry
robin last year. under
Members of the State Departmentį inted, and mobi who
with of said that they were not giving any Urely different vłow from other that of the Preralership.
Admiral Suetsugu, Minister of the
Under the bill's provisions the further information on the matter, members of the Cabinet regarding Four other Foreign Office officials Interior, are all strongly in favour the organisation of the China Affairs resigned with their chief-Reuter.
of remaining in office, thus making decree can be enforced when there and the White House staff said that attention is exclusively on Administration,
is extreme tension in the external] official Fituation and it can be made to apply Prague---United' Pres. It
Fuller light has now been shed on the circumstances leading up to the
new
China
ARMY DICTATORSHIP
ON DISAGREEMENT INTERNAL CONTROL
Tokyo, Sept. 39.
oui
the protruction of the present revealed that the Cabinet
Cabinet's life almost certain.
Japonese circles discount the Legislative Burcate mapped out the original plans for the
theory that General Ugak's resign- It is revealed that Japan's Foreign ation is a victory for the Army, and Affairs organ with the views of Pre- mier Konoye and those of the Army Minister, Genaral K. Utakl, resigned say that his adamant stand on the and the Navy authorities taken into from the, Cabinet owing to a dis- China Burcau issue reflected his
members of agreement with other consideration.
With
view
the
personal
rather than ith a slew to straightening out the. Cabinel over the creation of a atitude of the Civil Services
organimation to handle whole, and I is also said that he had the differenco of opinion between Government
virtually isolated himself from the the Foreign Office and the Army and Japanese affairs in China. the Navy officials regarding the pros will
Konoye, the Prime Minister, general view. Prince
succeed General Ugaki us Foreign Some quarters even blame General blem at stake, negotiations have been
Ugakl for the fact that the Anglo- conducted between the offeinis of the Minister for the time being. different Departments concerned since some time ago.
· AGREEMENT REACHED
J
BANK GAVE
$2,855 TOO
WOMAN MUCH
According to a report issued by the police this morning, Mr.
It is announced officially that Gen-Japanese negotiations have not made |E, L. Taverner, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, eral Ugaki left his omice on the ex- | boiler progress, cuse that he was suffering from a stomach-ache and declined to dis cuss the Ching organ further that
As the result of the negotiations, day, saying, "I am unable to kay
#greement was reached on when I will resume." Wednesday, along the following Uner:
Rumours of his resignation which
Coming as it does at a time of reported yesterday that a Chinese woman, who gave the name of national emergency the resignation Chung Ying, went to the Bank to draw the sum of $202.50, and was of General Ugaki, a man who given the sum of $3,057 by mistake. bulght have become Promler, has
created
fo 3d Almpression 'Japanese circius-Reuter.
It is understood that the woman was closing her account in
the Bank.
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