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to Italy, who favours closer alliance with Italy,
Germany and Russia and whose embarkation speech
included the Japanese aim is to "free China from two
canturies of white man's exploitation", is to call
a conference of all Japanese diplomats in Europe.
A Japanese former Consul-General at Hong
Kong and now chief of the Europe-Asia Affairs branch
of the Foreign Office passed through Hong Kong in a
hurry in November on his way to Manila where it is
suspected he is concerned with the reputed U.S.A,
official enquiry into the extent of the Japanese
holdings in the Philippines.
The President of the Formosa Bank visited
the Colony and Canton in December with his chiaf
intellince agent and conferred with the Formosa
A Formosan government representative at Hong Kong. government financial clerk also visited the Colony.
Manchoukuo trade is also concerned in the
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rehabilitation scheme in Canton. The South Manchurian
Railway has opened on official office in Hong Kong to
boost travel its lines and will shortly hold a reception
here. Up to now its officials have appeared to concern
themselves with economic investigation and there has
recently been some intrigue with the Chinese. National
Governments' Communications Ministry. The Canton
representative of this Railway describes himself as
a water meter engineer.
The NIPPON SIUSAN KAISHA (Japan marine products
company) a semi-official company which, operating from
Hong Kong, formerly controlled most of the Japanese
fishing industry in South China, has now opened a depot
at Canton and has installed huge refrigerating plant
there.
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