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Japan's Programme For Wang Ching-wei Regime BASIC TERMS OF

"PEACE"

GUARANTEE OF LOANS TO FINLAND

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Paris, To-day.

PACT

Tokyo, To-day.

IT IS UNDERSTOOD, THAT the basic terms of the PETULANT

agreement reached between Wang Ching-wei and

the Japanese authorities in China last December PUPPETS

and approved by the Abe Cabinet early this year will be made public shortly after the new central political council, the nucleus of the new "central government of China,” has met.

The creation by neutral These terms may be summarised as follows, says the states of an international

"Japan Times.”

LABOUR TO AID NAZIS

body to guarantee the repay- Firstly, Japan's policy vis-a-vis the

new "central government" is to sup- ITALIAN ment of sums loaned to Finport it fully, extending every possible land, whatever the ultimate aid and co-operation in the field of fate of that country be, was and thus have it complete the unifica- economy, military affairs and culture, advocated by the former tion of the Chinese state. Dutch Foreign Minister, Dr. Hendryk Colijn.

The Japanese Government is con- vinced the new "government" wil come to be qualified and powerful so that it can bulld up a new order in East Asia In co-operation with Japan.

In a public statement yesterday Dr. Colijn paid a "tribute of admiration to France and Britain who had placed 600 planes and a quantity of artillery Secondly, when the new "central and ammunition at the disposal of the government" reaches a stage at which Finns."

It is regarded as qualified enough to He added: "Private and government | accomplish the task of unification of financial help is also necessary but the China. state, Japan, ahead of other those who lend money to a country countries, will formally recognise the which risks being engulfed by a totall-{"central government," adjust Sino- tarian state may not get back their Japanese relations and make efforts debts after the victory," and he pro-to induce the other Powers to do the posed to develop a plan for a joint | same. guarantee of Finland's debts by all the European neutrals.---Havas.

NAVY MOVE IN NORTHERN WATERS

London, To-day, Reports that British warships arē off Petsamo are circulating to-day, "The Times" giving them great pro- minence.

-It is thought that possibly the British arg preparing to take ac- tion againat Nazi ships similar to the Altmark case.

THREE PRINCIPLES Thirdly, the Japanese Government thinks the building up of the new or- der in East Asia will not be injured if the new "government" succeeds the administration of the old Kuomintang Party and has the pure Three People's Principles as its gulding principle, provided the new "government” does

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CURB ON PROFITEERS

Shanghai. To-day.

The French Concession

Official circles in London decline authorities have issued re-

to make any further comment on gulations to curb the sky- the Altmark case or on Norway's rocketing costs of living.. refusal to intern the Nazi "hell-shin.”

These circles also frown on specula tions as to what Britain may do about the Altmark case.-Router. :

BRITAIN MAINTAINS

CENSORSHIP_RIGHTS

Washington, To-day. "Britain has 'replied to the American

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BERNE, TO-DAY. GERMANY AND ITALY HAVE BIGNED

FOR AN AGREEMENT BENDING TO GERMANY THE SAME NUMBER OF ITALIAN AGRICUL-

LABOURERS TURAL

AS LAST YEAR.

The Concession will fix maximum prices for daily necessities while taxes will not be increased in order not to give an impetus to any price rises.

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Tientsin, To-day. According to uncon- firmed but persistent ru- mours Wang Keh-min, head of the Peiping "pro- visional government," has resigned.

The reported resignation followed shortly after his visit to Shanghai when he held brief discussions with Wang Ching-wel.

Wang

Keh-min

Apparently refused to agrae to accept the post of chairman of the new North China political council within the framework of the now Wang “Ching-wel regime,

are

obtain as many workers as possible Interior, Wang Yi-tang, and the Minis- Meanwhile, Germany is trying to It is reported that the Minister of from occupied Poland, and the Ger-ter of Public Welfare in the Peiping man authorities in Poland are sending "government," Chi Hsuch-yan, to the Reich at least 5,000 labourers both candidates to succeed Wang a day. Havas.

The stocks' of merchants will be checked and any contravention will lead to confiscation of goods which will be distributed to the indigent or *sold

benefit.

A w theit will be formed to go

representations on censorable of U.8. into all details of business trans- malla, stating that it la-unable to limit | actions)

Its rights to prevent currency, sto.

Merchants will be remuired to allow

from reaching Germany whatever its free access to their books by members

of the Committee, and examination of

Keh-min.--Havas.

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