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SENATOR PITTMAN POLITICAL

URGES EMBARGO CRISIS TAKES

AGAINST JAPAN

Washington, To-day.

A total embargo on Japanese imports into the United States is

urged by Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs' Committee of the American Senate

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Tokyo, To-day.

WHERE IS DOIHARA?

CONSIDERABLE MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE WHERE- ABOUTS OF MAJOR-GENERAL DOIHARA, SO-CALLED “LAW- RENCE OF MANCHURIA,” AND JAPAN'S CHIEF POLITI-

in the event of Japan refusing to Tokyo is buzzing with rumours following the re- CAL AGENT IN CHINA.

concede the United States' demand for the retention of the principle of

the

China.

"open door" in respect of

to advocate this course even if it meant breaking off relations be- tween America and Japan as the

signation of the entire Konoye Cabinet, the suddenness of which took the capital by sur- prise.

He said that he would continue One report, which cannot be confirmed at this early stage, has it that a firmer policy towards third powers in the Far East is to be expected. Another rumour states that the new Cabinet, of which even the skeleton composition is not yet known, will adopt a milder attitude towards the Chinese National Government.

latter country would have nothing to gain from declaring war on the United States.

Although he was

merely giving

expression of his own personal view of the matter, he nevertheless

Noted for his lack of success in establishing puppet regimes. in North China, Major-General Doihara, according to Chinese reports, is in Hong Kong.

He is supposed to be confer- ring with agents of Mr. Wang

Ching-wei.

deny that Major-General is in the Japanese circles, however,

Colony.

The Japanese Consul-General, Mr. A. Tajiri, stated this morn- ing: "The report is entirely in- [correct."

And so Major-General Doihara,

While it is almost certain that holidays, but quotations slumped added in his capacity of Chairman Kiichiro Hiranuma, President of Our Own Correspondent and Reu-Japan's mystery man, remains a

the new Premier will be Baron owing to the Cabinet crisis. of the Foreign Affairs' Committee the Privy Council, there is much ter. that the existing laws gave the speculation regarding the other President full powers to order an embargo of this kind. —— Trans- Ocean,

BUDGE MAKES DEBUT

New York, To-day. Donald Budge, former world amateur tennis champion, made a successful debut as a professional player last night when he beat Ellsworth Vines.

posts.

The metropolitan press pre- dicts that Admiral Nobumasa Suetsugu, the fiery Home Minis- ter, and Mr. Seihin Ikeda, Minis- ter of Finance, will not be in- cluded in the new Cabinet.

It is anticipated, however, that Mr. Hachiro Arita will retain the Foreign Affairs portfolio.

mystery.

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WEATHER FORECAST Prince Konoye would resign, to

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be replaced by Admiral Suetsugu. The Royal Observatory reports

STOCK EXCHANGE SLUMP that the anticyclone has moved in- Admiral Suetsugu, it is believ- to the Pacific to the east of Japan, ed, has been mainly responsible and another of considerable inten-for the present crisis. His Fas- sity has developed over N. China. cist tendencies and his constant Pressure is highest to the northwest pressure for a totalitarian sys- of Shantung, and is relatively low tem in Japan, have caused much over the East Indies.

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