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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 17, 1941.
En
Sudden Resignation
Of Konoye Cabinet
➜ FROM PAGE ONE
Japon seize the opportunity for fur ther expansion Indo-China.
On the other fund, the more moderate politicians led by Baron iliranoma, Minister for the interior, who is known for his cautiousness and strength of mind, and who was brought into the Cabinet by Trince Konuye last December in order to support blin against the extremists, is belleved to have favoured watching policy until events Europe should be more clear.
Big Business Worried
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This section of the Governinent is belleved to be strongly supported by big business in Japan which is be- coming very nervatis nt the strain on Japanese finances and her exonumte position due to the war in Chino.
While the reasons for the resigna-) tion of the Japanese Government must be speculation at present, it secins that he probable division of opinion between the two factions was so neute that the extremists, led by the Ariny, forced the resignation In the hope of carrying their, policy with the new government.
No Basic Change
TOKYO, July 10 (Ieuter). Following the resignation of the Cabinet, authoritative Government circles state that there will be no change in the Government's basic policies in either the domestic or International feld.
Washington Waits
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Router). -Members of the State Department refused to comment on the Japanese Cabinet resignation pending further details.
Mir Sumner Welles, Under- Secretary of State, told a press con ference that he had received no
Set.
Metal information
It is generally believed that the conservative business group han forced
the otrt
Army-controlled Government and if so, this could be of extreme importance to America, according to allleints.
It is stated here that President Rosevelt had hoped that this might sometime oreur und had therefore avolted any serious brent
with Japan in recent weeks,
Business Friendly To U.S.
YANKS ARRIVE IN MANILA—Liner Washington, rose...y com- mandeered by U. S. government for transport, arrives in Manila and lands soldiers to reinforce Philippino garrisons. Sha mado similar stops at Panama and Hawaii,
Couldn't See A Spot
In Kiel Not Blazing
HOVERING over Kiel in a recent raid, an R.A.F. pilot spent an hour trying to find a space in which his bombs would not merely fall into a mass of raging flames.
"At last," he said, "I spotted ap WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuter). section where the fres seemed to be --Japanese business circles are in-thinning cut. clined to br
friendly America and less anxious to operate with the Axis.
more
to
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The fem palley of Britain and
America in
in the Pacific is believed to have upset Japanese foreign policy In some degree in the view of some observers here.
The Russo-British Paet hus abo proved an embarrassment to Japan, causing sonte popular discontent which, has possibly strengthened the hands of the business group.
"Then I went in and stoked them 1."
Crews reported that the results; of this raid were even more in- pressive than those of the previous! night.
Factory Blew Up
Our powerful force of bombers. used much the same tactics as before.
The first wave Jit guiding fres which shore out in the cloudless sky.. Then high explosives began to shatter buildings in the dockyards and the town.
The next wave of bombers found
Alexander's Words both banks of the south end of the
On U-Boat Losses
FROM PAGE ONE
many and Italy. Recent enemy shipping losses have been highly satisfactory.
Move Into Iceland "The American move into Iceland was a most significant event." Ar Alexander added, "I am certain, myself, that by this action the United States will be able to fulfill-her-de- clared intention of protecting the western hemisphere more efficient-
The First Sen Lord said that he read the American Press in cable form, each morning because he re-
garded it with such importance, One description of the occupation of Iceland giving the meeting of the Americans and British, said that the British knew the Americans were soldiers after their own hearts and had been ordered to see that arm- ments arrived safely, and that the Americans knew they were meeting men who knew how to use that armament and who were not going to stop until the world's enemy was beaten so completely that he would never again cause trouble,
IF JAPAN MOVES SOUTHWARD
FROM PAGE: ONE
Burma, India and
May Lead To War
porc, Philippines.
the
estuary atrendy outlined by fires.
Their bombs led the flares outward in all directions. The lines of fire crossed each other and converged.
A large factory at the north end of the naval ducityards blew up.
No More Room
Soon the smoke began to mass until at moments it seemned as though n dense fog had settled over the city.
But the fog was continually rent. by explosions. As it eddied in the wind the crews could see where the fires had mapped out the docits.
Rows of buildings and warehouses tween to mark the streets. were burning, with darker lines be=
In the words of one pilot, "I 'looked #19 If one could hardly -squeeze in between the bursting
shells."
Searchlights were as active as the guns. Some pilots had to dive right down to get away from them.
One bomber developed engine trouble en the way out. But the his aircraft safely home pilot got there, bombed, and brought
engine,
011 ore
NAZI CITIES DEVASTATED
FROM PAGE ONE
were shown to the press to-day. They prove that the bombing was entirely concentrated on the aero- drome and alt aerodrume buildings hind been burnt out and the adjoining barracks were badly knocked about.
Dortmund-Ems Canal, rounding part of the aerodrome, and a big railway junction also suffered,
"The photographs show clearly to the expert that there is practically no doinage on the residential dis- trict," said an offlelal of the Ministry
su
Mr Kamlurn's oral representations to the Foreign Office suggest that Japan is hoping to increase her supplies of oil, rubber, tin and other commodities from the Netherlands | targets, the bombing was pretty ac- East Indies, but there is no sign that curate and effective." her with will be fulfilled.
Commentators here profess
io
think that an embargo on Japanese trade by the United States, Great Britain and the Netherlands East Indies will probably lead Japan to participate in the war.
It is also suggested that the grow ing imp
Vindivostok, which importance has suddenly been transformed front the back entrance to the front door of Soviet Russia. makes it evident that the Soviet Union will not face a the port with- Japanese blockade
out hitting back hard,
to
Ships are already en route Vladivostok from all over the world and others are being loaded with cargoes of rubber, tin, wool, fute, shellac and other products.
Ships Requisitioned In Australia
SYDNEY,, July 16 (Reuter).---The -Australian Government have re- quisitioned 03 ships from the inter- State trade, the Minister for Com- merce, Sir Earle Page, announced
of Economic Warfare. "On military
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