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February 18, 1941,
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Matsuoka Declares Japanese View on Racial Discrimination
Special to the “Telegraph”
TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Domei).-Japan's adherence to the prin ciple of racial equality was re-affirmed by the Foreign Minister Mr Yosuke Matsuoka, at the Diet to-day.
Concurring with the views of the interpellation by Mr Fukuzo Nakayama, former member of the defunct Minscito Party, Mr Matsuoka stated, "Japan must constantly deal with equality towards all races without the slightest discrimination towards any.
"I believe that this constitutes, im portant elements in the spirit of Hakko Ichiu. Since we seem to be born with the same racial discrimina- tion I believe we must discard it so na to provide an example," the Foreign Minister stated.
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Japanese Army
And Politics
"In the event of a great inter- national conference being convened to
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" re-make the world under the new
TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Domel).—Ask- order, Japan should adopt a more ad-
Army vanced concept of the principle of ed about the danger of the racial equality than she displayed at being involved in politics by Ar
Genkuro the Versailles
Etoh who urged prudence Conference," the
In the statements on polities by Army Foreign Minister continued.
Mr Matsuoka further remarked, "pokesmen, the War Minister, Lieut- Gen. Hidek! Tojo, said at the Lower have never challenged the Anglo- Saxon or any other race. However, ouse Budget Committee to-day, that if any race or nation should regard he was fully responsible
trolling the Army and also for the the spirit of Hakka Ichlu as a chal- lenge, then there is nothing left to statements made by his men. say,"
Enemy-Occupied Territory Raided
for con.
While admitting the possibility of differences of views occurring before the final decision between the War
men, Minister and his
the Wor Minister affirmed that once the final kleciston has been taken there would 119 longer be any discord in the con- trol of the Army. Though the Army LONDON, Feb. 17 (UP).—An Air from its own standpoint holds great Ministry communique says that concern over politics, it has no inten- 'British bombers, operating singly, at-tion of interfering in politics, the War
tacked objectives in enemy occupied Minister added, territory during daylight on Sunday,
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and hit the quay ut Hellevoetsluis Less Cotton From
and a vessel moored alongside.
The planes also bombed shipping, off the north coast as well as targets at Zeebrugge, Middleburg and Den- helder. It is also learned that the R.A.F. raided Katowice and Kracow on Saturday night.
Incendiaries Dropped LONDON, Feb. 17 (UP)-The
London district at 9p...
North China
Japanese Mills Short CHUNGKING, Feb. 17 (Central News).Japanese cotton mill pro- (prietors in China are anxious over a pssible shortage of the cotton supply
· CAMERA RECORD-High-spood camora gun, fitted into wings of British plane, took this picturo during actual combat with German planos over England. White streaks show German plant caught in hail of tracer bullots. Fumes on lens make picture indistinct.
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"Britishkrieg" Over China Seas
AFTER visiting the Royal Australian Air Force in Singapore-at whose stations he saw "the biggest hangars he had ever seen in his life-Frank Clune, special correspondent of a Sydney newspaper, "Smith's Weekly," wrote, "In the crucible of Singapore, an aerial armada is being forged which will carry the 'Britishkrieg' far o'er the China Seas, should the need arise."
The first station he visited, he writes, was entirely manned by Australians, from the commander to the cook, Barracks and this current year,
aerodromes are the most up to date in Singapore, the station be Prior to the war the annual yielding built at a cost of £1,000,000. of cotton was estimated approximate-
alert was sounded in the London aren at 7.30 p.m. and anti-aircraft guns pul up a heavy barrage at 7.40 p.m. ly 14,500,000 piculs, 4,500,000 piculs At the aerodrome, when hest in frenzy as we missed his mast Hundreds of Incendiary bombs were from Hopel, Shantung, and Shansi, showered over a large area in one and 3,800,000 from Anhwel, Klangsu arrived, an array of camouflag- by half-a-mile."
and Chekiang. There has been a bombers with the red, white writer, "well satisfied that the Aus- "I left Singapore," concluded the sharp
fall in the yield of cotton in and blue insignia, was ready tralians are playing their part in
China owing to the war.
for the morning's manoeuvres. guarding the jugular vein of com- drought, and Japanese control in "Raaf-birds" stood around the merce which pours its Empire life Shanghai the Chinese cotton dealers prefer to sell their cotton to cotton hangars with an expectant look. stream through the Malacca Straits." mills of nationalities other than the
were models of sartorial Japanese who usually pay in military elegance, but the majority,” says Clune, "were showing bare bronzed Holes.
of The Importation
eation in biceps, triceps, deltoids and hair Shanghai Inst year equalled approx!- Į chests and legs as they lounged In imately 1,000,000 plculs, which partly Jack Howe singlets and khaki met the demand of Japanese cotton shorts." mills in Shanghai and partly of
Raids on. Britain LONDON, Feb. 17 (Reuter)-Ac-North cording to the Air Ministry h few bombs were dropped in cast and southeast England and north Scat-
and land, causing little damage 'mall number of casualties.
An enemy bomber was shot down Into the sea off the Norfolk const in the afternoon.
Tokyo Visualises Japanese cotton mills in Tsingtao.
Pact Between U.S. & Mexico cotton mills in China have still to
by Mr Fukuzo Nakayama at the Lower House Budget Session what i
"Some
"How do you like it here? I asked one of the cloud-diggers. Not
A feature of the station, according
A rich cotton crop from the outly too bad, was the cheerful reply, but ing districts of Shanghal is anti-it's confoundedly hat?” cipated this year. The Japanese
purchase cotton from abroad and the
making this dimcult.
Peace Terms Should Be More Severe
NEW NAZI MYSTERY RAIDER
ONE of the most mysterious German sea raiders over to sall the seas is being hunted by the British Navy.
It is a floating "scenic studio" full of stage props that enable it to change its appearance from day to day.
It alters its colour with the case of a chameleon. Sometimes it is painted white, sometimes
Prisoner 64 Days
to Clune, Is The Olymple-size tiled
Public opinion in Britain is black, sometimes variegated or swimming pool, very essential for shown by the Gallup Survey buff. TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Doinel).Asked Present tension in the Far East is Singapore's perpetual suminer."
to be about equally divided on whether our real enemy is the
It has telescopic funnels, some- German people or Germany's times tall, sometimes short.
All Nazi Government.
these and many more devices it uses to deceive and trap British shipping in the South Atlantic.
attitude Japan would take towards STOCK EXCHANGE
the reported conclusion of a military agreement between the United States and Mexico, the Foreign Minister, Mr Matsuoka, replied that the possibility of such a military accord could be -anticipated.
A:
to
Details of this mysterious ship are given
by Captain Cornelius Arundel, skipper of the steamer Haxby, which was sunk by the quick dite raider off Bermuda, who was kept prisoner for 64 days before being rescued from another ship to which he had been transferred,
Diggers Need Tale Clune suggested to Australian "Sister Susies" that they should send tins of talcum powder to the 'troops Lessening Of Far instead of woullen
A very slim majority regards scarves, mufflers Eastern Tension and "earwigs." The perspiration rate the German people as the real
that enemy. LONDON, Feb. 17 (Reuter) The Singapore, he says, is so high
need buckets of inle Diggers Stock Exchange to-day was dull themselves in good condition." There is little doubt, however, The Foreign Minister, however, re- apart from home ruils where untt-Frank Clune goes on to describe in the minds of the majority fused to announce new Japan's atticipatory and speculative buying in flight in a big twin-engined bomber about what should be done when
view of the dividend announcements used by the Australian squadrons in Britain has won the war. tude towards such an eventuality.
duc on February 20 caused useful Singapore for sen
sen patrol work.
Versailles Treaty Fadvances and holdings, were steady,jing practice
The aircraft was eng
In bomb was engaged in
For seven out of every 10, the the Johore Strait, over olla were irregular, and industrials and Clune describes how a bull was Nazi propaganda that the severity of in New York, is a huge rebuilt pas- Shanghai, Feb. 17. tended to be easier, especially tex-scored during the practice in which the Versailles Peace Treaty was to The Chinese Press reported to-day tiles, on projected curtailment, but were used 11-pound bombs loaded blame for the present war, seems
the Hongkong Immigration tobacco maintained its level.
with stannie chloride, which sends up exploded. They think that the peace Bureau office in Shanghai was to Kamrs were steady at a small de-a cloud of thick white smoke on in terms to be imposed on Germany
pact, and a small detonator, undertake the issue of landing per-cline, Japanese bonds rallied on a
should be more severe than those fafter the last war. mits for the benefit of North China lessening of the Far Eastern tension.
Always There merchants. Reuter,
Wall Street was very quiet.
In a country-wide survey of all Clune records some amusing comshedes of British opinion, the Gallup ments by "Diggers" at lunch. One interviewers asked: man declared they got "Too much b
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"Good old army," adds Clune, "always a growl-but always there when they are wanted."
"Do you think our enemy is, the German people or only the Nazi Government?"
52% said "The Germon
people" 48% sald "The Nazl
Government"
A supplementary question asked:
WOR
The raider, he said in an interview
senger ner.
She was much more than 10,000 and carried in. guns and a huge While I was on board she con- supply of minca. stantly changed her superstructure and was continually being repainted. One morning she would be white,. the next buff," said Captain Arundel. The Haxby was sunk test April. Sixteen of her crew were killed, the other 24 were made prisoners,
Clune motored through the Jungle to another R.A.A.F. station where he was taken for a ride in one of those speedy all-purpose reconnaissance
"If we win the war should we im- fighters, getting the thrill-and the fright of my life as my pilot dive-Pose on Germany terms which are bombed at an angle of 95 degrees less or more severe than those im-the
posed after the last war?" at a tanker swanking in the Straits.
68% said "More bevere"
More Bever Jugular Vein
17% sal
Bak "Less severe"
"Just as I thought a crash on the 15% sald "Don't know"
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