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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 2, 1998

WHAT GEN. SUGIYAMA TOLD DIET ON CHINA WAR OUTLOOK Supplementary Estimates Given House Approval

LONG DRAWN OUT

OPERATIONS

ENVISAGED

Tokyo, To-day.

The Diet yesterday listened to the War Minister, General Sugiyama, making a lengthy state- ment on the present state of the Sino-Japanese conflict and the chances of Japan bringing the war to a successful conclusion.

The session was opened by a speech by the Finance Minister, who submitted the supplementary es- timates to cover the cost of the war with China in 1938. The estimates foresee a total expenditure of 4,850,000,000 yen, of which 3,257,000,000 will be spent on the army and 1,043,000,000 yen on the navy, while the remainder will be held in re- serve

fiscal

and

new

General Sugiyama; the War Minis-1000,000 yen in the 1938/39 ter, said that Japan had succeeded year for partial replacement

of the in consolidating her military posi- reorganisation

Japanese tion in China.

troops in China to meet the phase of protracted hostilities. The bulk of the Chinese population This explanation was given by which had fled in fear of the Ja-the War Minister, General Sugiya- panese troops had now returned to ma, in the course of a detailed the towns, where law and order had been restored.

"BEYOND DOUBT”

ex-

position of the uses on which the army intended to spend the amounts requested, in luding

Firstly, maintenance of the mili-

It is beyond doubt, he said, that tary forces in China for about General Chiang Kai-shek will be year beginning on April I,

unable to obtain adequate supplies of war material to enable his new divisions to play an effective part in the war.

Apparently, he said, General Chiang is still counting on inter- vention by a third power, and, for this reason, is protracting the hos- tilities.

AVOIDING BATTLE

REPLENISHMENT

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Secondly, replenishment of war supplies used in the course of the China operations,

Thirdly, preparation of war ma- terials hitherto ignored but urgent- ly needed,

Fourthly, replenishment of the military air force,

The Chinese army was avoiding a major engagement as far as pos-front, sible and preferred to conduct gueril- la warfare.

In view of the fact that the war was expected to be of long duration, and might lead to new complications, it was imperative for Japan to proceed with the task of national mobilisation.

The moment had now arrived to reorganise the Japanese front in China in order to inaugurate a new phase of the war, and to pave the way for reconstruction of North China by Japan.

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Fifthly, enlarged accommodation for medical care for sick and wound- ed soldiers returning from the

allowances Sixthly, special

- for families of men killed in action, and those dying from sickness,

Seventhly, rehabilitation of the management of railways in Chinese territory now under Japanese mili- tary occupation, and Eighthly, en- largement of arsenals. Reuter.

DEFENCE WHITE PAPER

Mr. David Lloyd George, holidaying on the Riviera, played his daughter Megan a round of golf on his 75th birthday. During the game Mr. Lloyd George remarked, “Golf is good training for politi- cians - because it is full of bankers.' The whole of Mr. Lloyd George's family gathered at Cap Antipes on January 24 to celebrate his Golden Wedding. Photo shows-Mr. Lloyd George and his daugh- ter Miss Megan Lloyd George, who is a Member of Parliament, rest- ing during their round on the Cagnes-sur-Mer course near Cannes. (Copyright).

OIL COMPANY

REFUSED INJUNCTION

Mexico City, To-day. The Supreme Court has refus- ed an injunction to foreign oil companies against the award of the arbitration board mulcting them of nearly £2,000,000 in on- nual increase of wages and other expenses arising from the gener- al strike last May-Reuter.

BRITAIN'S ELECTRICAL ADVANCE

London, To-day.

CABINET CHIEFS DISCUSS ITALIAN TALKS

London, To-day. Lord Perth, the British Ambas- sador in Rome, who is in England receiving instructions regarding the Anglo-Italian conversations to be opened with Count Ciano on his return to his post, called at No. 10, Downing Street yesterday morning and had a further inter- view with the Prime Minister.

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During the time Lord Perth was.. at No. 10, there was a meeting of Ministers, including Lord Halifax, Sir Samuel Hoare, Lord Zetland, Doctor Leslie Burgin, Minister of Sir Thomas Inskip, Sir John Simon, ESTIMATES ADOPTED

Transport, spoke of the progress of Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, Mr. Hore London, To-day.

at Belisha, Mr. Ormsby Gore and The Defence White Paper which the British electrical industry Following the War. Minister's

the British Industries Fair at Birm-Mr. Duff Cooper.British the Prime Minister promised would statement, which was undoubtedly devised to break

be published prior to the debate in ingham yesterday. resistance

Dr. Burgin said that £600,000,000 the House on the Defence Estimates which the p

parties had been offering to the Mobilisation will be issued to-night and there were invested in the industry which Whereas will be a Commons debate on the employed 300,000 people.

Production of apparatus amounted Law, the Diet adopted by an subject of defence as a whole next only 11 years ago, 480 stations pro in 1934 to £91,000,000, in 1935 unanimous vote the supplementary

duced just over 7,000 million units, £103,000,000, and 1936 showed estimates for the war.

The debate will be opened by a now 95

still further expansion. 22,900 millione electrical The number of units sold per head statement on behalf of the Govern-output er cent. of the ment by the Prime Minister. Bri-units was supplied by 150 generat- of the British population rose from Total ing stations connected with the na-155 in 1927 to 366 in 1996. 1 MAINTENANCEtish Wireless.

tional powers

scheme.

exports of United Kingdom electri- OF FORCE

The second annual general The fact that in 1920 the aver-cal machinery was expanding, not--- Meeting of the Hong Kong Univer-age fuel consumption, per unit gen-ably to the Empire, particularly Tokyo, To-day. sity Alumni Association will be erated was £3.42 while in 1986 it South Africa. Exports of light ap- The Japanese_

intends army

to held on Friday, at 5.15 p.m., at the was £1.47 proved thei progress of paratus, including wires and cables spend a certain percentage of the Gloucester Building headquarters plant design and the stations' effi- were $9,500,000 in 1935 and £12,--

ciency.

500,000 in 1937-British Wireless. emergency appropriations of 3,257, of the Association.

Ocean.

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