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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1941.
"MODERATES" IN THE SADDLE Tokyo "Watch
"Watch And Wait"
And Wait" Cabinet
SECRET
Konoye Statement MISSION
Of Policy
REWARDED
The posthumous award of the George Cross to
AFTER A 48-HOUR CRISIS, PRINCE the Earl of Suffolk and KONOYE RETURNED TO OFFICE YESTER- posthumous special com- DAY AT THE HEAD OF A "WATCH ANDmunications WAIT" CABINET WITH REPUTED “MODER- ATES" IN THE KEY POSTS.
Chief change from the Cabinet that re- signed on Wednesday is the disappearance of the energetic, talkative and much travel- led Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, who signed Japan's Neutrality Pact with Russia.
He
is replaced
as
Foreign Minister by Ad-DR. KOO
miral Teijiro Toyoda,
Minister of Commerce BUSY IN
and Industry in the out-
going Cabinet and one- LONDON
time Naval Attache London.
in
Apart from presenting his creden- tials to the King, Dr. Wellington Admiral Toyoda has never Koo, Chinese Ambassador to Bri- been associated with any extre tain, has called on the Prime Min- mist faction,
ister, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Baron Birnuma, former Prem- Autliony Eden. Secretary for For- ier, whom Prince Konoye is gen-eign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler and erally be ieved to have introduced Sir Alexander Cadogan. Under- into his old Cabinet as Home Min- | Secretaries for Foreign Affairs, ister to support him against the Mr. Clement R. Attlee, Lord Privy extremists, becomes Minister Seal, and other members of the without Portfolio.
British War Cabinet.
He is generally regarded as His call on Mr. Churchill lasted leader of the section which argued for 45 minutes. against any precipitate action until world affairs should become clearer.
Moderate As Home Minister
AS MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO HIS INFLUENCE SHOULD NOW BE GREATER RATHER THAN LESS.
Mr. Harunichl Tanabi, former Minister of Communications, who takes over from Baron Hiranumu at the Home Office, belongs to the moderate party.
The two Service chiefs, the Minister of War, General Tojo, and the Navy Minister, Admiral¦ Oikawa, are unchanged.
Dr. Koo has also seen M. Ivan Maisky, and Mr. John Winant, res pectively Soviet and American Ambassadors to Britain, who both returned his visit.--Central News.
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CANADIAN PRODUCTION OF MONTHS ENDED JUNE 13
AIRCRAFT FOR THE THREE
WAS TEN TIMES THE WHOLE They are known to be "expan- OUTPUT FOR 1939, ACCORD- sionists" but their continued pre- ING TO MR. C. D. HOWE, MIN- sence in the Cubinet indicates ISTER OF MUNITIONS. that Prince Konoye has at least Mr. Howe gave no actual been able to carry the Army and figures but said in Ottawa yes- Navy with him for the present. terday that the output for the The new Finance Minister is last quarter exceeded the output Mr. Masatsune Ogura, Minister of the previous quarter by 2% Without Portfollo in the old while the output for the first half Cabinet, who succeeds Mr. Isão of the présent year was more output for all of last Reuter.
Kawada.
Premier's First
-Statement
the
than the year.
BLACK-LIST TO
BE EXTENDED
for Miss Beryl Morden, of Leyton- stone, London, and Fred Hards, of Penge, London,. were announced in last
night's "London Gazette.”
The awards were granted six months recognition of
work prior to their deaths
in
of
for
the Directorate of Scientific Re- search of the Ministry of Supply. The work is of such a secret
EIGHT AXIS SHIPS SUNK IN MEDITERRANEAN
Eight enemy supply ships and transports were successfully at- tacked and destroyed by British submarines in the Mediterranean on Thursday, accord- ing to an Admiralty issued communique in London yesterday.
-Reuter.
SHANGHAI RENTAL
ACTION
CHUNGKING OPINION
ON CRISIS
That Prince Konoye will fail to solve Japan's · difficulties is the consen- of the Chungking Press commenting upon his re-appointment to head the new Cabinet.
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Judging from the fact that Prince Konoye received the Im- perial command to form a Government after his resignation, plus his Interviews with Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, Lleut.-Gener- al Hideki Tojo and Admiral Kos- hiro Oikawa, reflecting Prince Konoye's energetic efforts to line [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]up the new Cabinet, it is unmis- -
comments nature that it cannot be disclos-
clear, An interesting rental action was takeably ed until after the war.
aired at the British Court in "Central Daily News," that Prince The citation says that the Earl Shanghai when, for the first time Konoye resigned as a manoeuvre of Suffolk and his team volun- in the city's history, an interim to obtain the Emperor's vote teered for this work in full injunction was granted by Judge confidence in order to overcome knowledge of the dangers involv- Mossop restraining F. W. Clifton the extreme rightists' opposition. ed, and carried it through with from sub-letting a house for fl While declaring that it is too "unswerving devotion and conspi-Chinese sub-tenant.-Internation- carly
to say whether the new cuous success."--Reuter.
al News Service,
Cabinet can carry out Japan's "fixed policy," the journal asserts that Japan's political crisis will not vanish just because Prince | Konoye retains the Premiership.-
Central News.
R.A.F. KEEPING UP GOOD WORK
IN MIDDLE EAST
REPAYING AMERICA
of
FOR HELP!
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TOLD REPORTERS YESTER- DAY THAT THE QUESTION OF REPAYMENT OF MATERIALS SENT TO BRITAIN UNDER THE WAS "IN THE TALKING STAGE."
He had no information about it, he added.
THE HARBOUR AT Benghazi and Tri- poli and other enemy positions were heavily LEASE AND LEND ACT attacked on the nights of July 15/16/17 by R.A.F. heavy bombers, stated yesterday's R.A.F. Middle East communique.
Asked whether it was possible for Britain to make a profit on Lease and Lend materials for instance, by selling wheat at a higher price than that at which
At Tripoli many hits were observed on the Spanish Quay, followed by a number of it is transferred-the President explosions, one of which is believed to have been on an enemy merchant vessel.
In a later rald Fleet Air Arm aircraft torpedoed amidships a 0.000-ton tanker which was en- veloped in black smoke.
A violent explosion occurred after .several bombs hit the Spanish Mole.
At Benghazi several tons of bombe were dropped, on quays, coolstores, railway workshops and sheds.
Successful results were obtain- ed at Derna, where bombs were seon to drop on the port near the post and telegraph office,
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said he doubted whether there Britain to make a profit on food or any- thing else.Reuter.
POCKET DESTROYERS IN MEDITERRANEAN
(By Reuter's Special Correspondent
at Gibraltar)
AFTER A VOYAGE-full of thrills a: num- barracks, power station, military ber of pocket destroyers have arrived in the garages and repair shops.
A large number of explosions Mediterranean from Britain.
Mr. Ogura is head of banking and industrial syndi. fate of Sumitomo, one of the Big Five of Japanese business concerns, and was specially at- tached to the outgoing Cabinet ASSISTANT-SECRETARY OF some six months ago to direct STATE, DISCLOSED YESTER. Åred.
• Its economic polloy.
-MR. DEAN ACHESON,
US. and fires followed.
...
RECOGNITION OF CZECHS
At-Bardia, huts and tents were These new fast motor-launches carry DAY THE U.8. 18 PLANNING large formation of Macchi depth charges and are equipped to meef Meanwhile, following the first TO EXTEND THE BLACK LIST 200's which flew over Malta on attack from the air or from Nazi E-boats. Cabinet meeting, which lasted 18 OF FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS Thursday morning was inter- minutes, Prince Kanoye issued a DEEMED HELPING GERMANY❘cepted by British "fighters.
Their arrival marks the «suc- brief statement asserting he is de- AND ITALY TO COUNTRIES Two were shot down and cess of the daring new move to termined to bring about a: funda- OUTBIDE THE WESTERN others damaged. Two British strengthen the effectiveness of mental renovation of the nationall HEMISPHERE;
fighters are missing. Reuter. Britain's mounting) Fair wor structure for "bold and swift”,
against submarines. realisation of the Government's
Theerawa, which Minclude jpg, fixed policies to deal with the in
Canadiana and Australians, had creasingly' grave, world situation;
to contend with stormy, won-
«Policies Unchanged
Simultaneously the War Minis-. ter, Lt.-Gen. Tojo, and the Navy Minister, Admiral Oikawa, issued #joint statement pledging the full-
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He stated countries for which lists bra being prepared includo virtually all countries outside the British Empire, such as Japán, Spain, Portugal and Sweden,
MAcheson declined to in- dicate when the list would be published.---Reuter.
PUPPET OFFICIAL OUT OF DANGER.
BURIAL OF REVENGE KILLING VICTIM
...
ther-wayes 15 to 20 fedta high *THE FOREIGN SECRETARY tossing the baby warships over MR. ANTHONY EDEN, YES- s at an angle.pf-60 degrees TERDAY RECEIVED THE Rations were very slim owing CZECHOSLOVAK FOREIGN to the restricted storage space for MINISTER AND INFORMED [SPECIAL TO “CHINA_MAIL") fresh food and the two officers HIM OF THE BRITISH "GOV- and 10 ratings aboard each vessel ERNMENT'S DECISION TO AC- The funeral of Sergeant Sina were limited to a diet of hard CORD FULL RECOGNITION OF gian, of the Shanghal police, shot ship's biscuits and bully beef for THE CZECHOSLOVAK GOV- est support of the wartime Cabinet.[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] by an unknown gunman on half the voyage,
ERNMENT THE STATEMENT DECLARES A" Zing Chi, Nanking official Wednesday, is to take place to The health of the men, how, THE BASIO POLICIES OF THE wounded in Shanghai by gunmen day. “
ever, remained remarkably good| Mr Eden added the King NATION WILL REMAIN UNAL- on Thursday, is niaking a speedyMotive for the murder of the and only one "casualty was would be represented by an TERED.
wszego kod recovery, and is now believed out $1-year-old officer remuina" un-reported—a broken arm.
\| pccredited: envoy extraordinary It is officially announced that of danger. The victim is being solved though the theory is it It is revealed the voyage pro-and thinister plenipotentiary to the next meeting of the Cabinet is treated in a Japanese hospital, was revenge by gangland. vided much valuable data, President Benes of the Czecho» scheduled for July 22. –Router. | International News Service. | International News Service.” Router.
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