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JAPAN PUTS OUT A FEELER Prepared To "Halt Expansion" KONOYE If Fait Accompli SOVIETS

In Indo-China Is Recognised!

WARNING SPEECH

"There is no doubt that this wor is bringing serious effects to Japan, declared Prince Konoye, the Japanese Premier, addressing the sixteenth plenary session of

the National Mobilisation In- vestigatory Commission in Tokyo yesterday.

"Moreover it is difficult predict where this conflict in Europe may spread," he added.

the rapidly

"In view

to

changing world altuation every- one in Japan must always be prepared to meet worse. "The Government is doing everything within its power mobilise the country's resources and manpower to meet any situa- tion that may arise in future."

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Prince Konoye urged members;

all of the Commission to study problems in bringing about speedy carrying out of all the Government's mobilisation plans.

Reuter,

N.E.I. WILL FIGHT

"Should circumstances arise owing to the geo- graphical situation of the East Indies to force fight upon us, there is no doubt whatever that we would, with our Allies,

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accept that fight," declar. ed Queen Wilhelmina in

HITTING BACK

The present Russian

the start of larger ones, > though evidence in Lon- don of a major Russian counter-offensive is lack-

JAPAN IS WILLING TO CALL A HALT TO EXPANSION IF THE DEMOCRACIES RECOGNISE A “FAIT ACCOMPLI” IN INDO-CHINA. counter-attacks might be

If, on the other hand, “encirclement” in the Pacific continues in other words if the economic Sanctions are aggravated by an embargo on oil · · Japan will have to consider taking measures to "prevent herself being strangled."

That is how the Tokyo correspondent of the. Vichy news agency

quoting "well- informed Japanese quarters"

summed up the attitude of the Japanese Government last night.

KEITEL'S SON KILLED IN ACTION

The death of Lieutenant Hans Georg Keitel, young- est son of Field-Mar- shal Keitel, Chief of the German General Staff, is announced by the German news agency.

Lt. Keitel, who serv- ed with an artillery regiment, was killed in the fighting on the

front.

eastern Reuter.

a special broadcast to her FREEZING

subjects all over the

world last night.

Queen Wilhelmina

added she

did not forget her peoples in the western hemisphere to whom the

IN CANTON

torch of war could bring its hor- [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”) rors,

She knew that an appeal to THE their peoples, army and navy to bear sacrifices would not be in vain. Reuter

REGULATIONS GOV. ERNING TRANSACTIONS BE- TWEEN JAPANESE AND 'AM- ERICANS AND BRITONS WHICH HAVE BEEN APPLIED

The correspondent "does not despair of finding a basis for a modus vivendi with the United States when the psychological effect of the credit blockade sub-| sides." Reuter.

Official's Statement

"Our Government is fully pre- pared to measure up to any situa- tion that is developing or likely to develop In connection with the Anglo-American combination in the Far East."

This statement, made by Mr. Takenosuke Miyamoto, Deputy President of the Planning Board, is emphasised in a leading arti- cle in "the semi-official Tokyo newspaper "Japan Times" yes. terday.

Everything that had happened by way of economic war was an- ticipated, declared Mr. Miyamato. Japan had planned its economy for the latter half of this year without counting on supplies from Britain or the U.S.

"From The South"

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The programme for material supplies was based on the degree of self-supply achieved or to be achieved by the combination" of Japan, Manchukuo and China, “to- gether with what supplements may be obtained from some” countries in the south.”

ALTHOUGH · JAPAN WAS FULLY PREPARED TO MEET THE SITUATION, THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF ITS GRAVITY (Continued an Page 16)

Astonishing Rumour

IN JAPAN HAVE ALSO BEEN IT WAS LEARNED IN LON- APPLIED IN CANTON SINCE DON, YESTERDAY THERE 18 MONDAY, ACCORDING TO A NO TRUTH TIN THE RUMOUR NOTIFICATION ISSUED BY THAT 20,000 AMERICAN BOL: THE JAPANESE CONSUL-GEN-DIERS ARE ALREADY IN ERAL YESTERDAY,

* EGYPT.NET WWW See Megadet

Only American service person- pel in Egypt are a few observers there in connection with consi derable deliveries of American equipment now taking place in the Middle East Router au

TATUTA TO PUT. INTO SAN FRANCISCO Akankah and indepudeles Japan's crack liner, the NYK, atuta Maru," has been given The Kwangtung government is special permission to dischargo her sald to be taking parallel action passengers in San Francisco where concerning the Chinese but this

expected in a few hours-report has not yet been confirm

ed. Beuter Specia

SIR ROBERT CRAIGIE AT GAIMUSHO

Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassa- dor,

Admiral and Toyoda, the Japanese Foreign Minister, conferred for more than half an hour yesterday afternoon, the according Domei 'agency.

The agency under- stands they discussed latest. developments in Anglo-Japanese relations. Reuter.

to

ing.

Everything depends on material, equipment, and the number of men available.

There is still intense fighting In the Pakov, Smolensk and Klev areas.

The Russians have launched strong counter-attacks, particular- ly in the Smolensk sector.

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The Germans have made progress anywhere apart perhaps from a very slight advance south of Kiev.

Baltic Battle

Four Soviet torpedo-boats scat- tered an enemy convoy escorted by destroyers and torpedo-boats in the Baltic and sank a barge laden with tanks and infantry, reports the official Tass agency in Moscow last night.

One Soviet vessel was damaged in the engagement but the others formed a smoke screen round her, beat off the enemy and escorted her to her base.-Reuter.

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