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Bellicose Broadcast In Japan JAPANESE Army Sentiments NAVAL In Contrast With DANGERS SHUFFLE Konoye Caution

Reshuffling of the Naval | General Staff was offi- cially

announced in

Tokyo yesterday.

Rear-Admiral Selichi Ito is ap- pointed Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff, succeeding Rear- Admiral Nobulake Kondo who has held the post since October, 1939.

Admiral Kondo has been ap- pointed to an undisclosed post at sta.

The announcement also, revealed that Rear-Admiral Nishizo Tsuka-

hara, Commander of the Chindal Naval Station in Southern Korea, has been transferred to duty with the General Staff, with Rear-Ad- miral Inuta Sakamoto appointed as his successor..

Captain Shigetada. Horiuchi has been appointed Chairman of the Naval Mission to French Indo- China replacing Captain Kanye Chudo, who has been transferred as a Sectional Chief of the Naval General Staff-Reuter.

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SAIGON REPORT

"SPADE WORK"

DONE IN INDO-CHINA

Major-General Sumito, ho headed the Japanese Military Mission to Indo-

China, returned to Tokyo yesterday,

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He described his task as being con- cerned only with the "spade work” and added that efforts must now be made to put on the finishing touches.-Reuter.

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A HIGHLY BELLICOSE SPEECH on the alleged encirclement of Japan by the ABCD front was broadcast throughout Japan yester day by Colonel Hayao Mabuchi, in an “East Asia Day" programme.

AHEAD

The realistic tone of President Roosevelt's speech and the insistent warning against any Colonel Mabuchi is the Japanese Army under-estimate of dan- press chief and his "death struggle" broad-gers ahead found cordial cast is sharply contrasted with the cautious endorsement in London, tones of the military leaders in Tokyo.

writes Reuter's Diploma-

“IN A DEATH STRUGGLE To tic Correspondent. "We must break through the, ABCD (American, ~British, Chin- SAVE QUR GREAT HISTORY; DE ese and Dutch) encirclement, and EVEN TO THE LAST MAN AND... The President has been quick to if necessary will use force," he AT: THE COST OF REDUCING" declared.

OUR LAND TO ASHES,” CON re-echo and underline the warn “IT WOULD BE THE HIGH-CLUDED THE COLONEL AN ings analist complacency which. EST FOLLY TO SIT, BY IDLY This speech and other expressions have been uttered by Mr. Winston AND AWAIT DEATH," HE of similar sentiment. In Japanese. ADDED:

army quarters contrast with the Churchill and Mr. Anthony Eden attitude of civilian members of in recent days. the government, who are ap- parently awaiting. the.

Colonel Mabuchi predicted that intensive diplomatic efforts - would

outcome The American determination to be continued in an attempt to of the communications between accelerate to the utmost the pro- overcome the very grave crisis President Roosevelt and Prince auction of war materials was es-

thest confronting Japan, but if

Konoye-Reuter.

pecially welcomed in London, efforts were to fall Japan would be obliged to employ force gardless of how long might last.

re-

the

war

SHANGHAI SEES

INCORRECT SMALL CHANCES

The report that a Ger- man Consulate was open- ed in Saigon on August 25

'is incorrect.

Although all Salgon news-

OF SETTLEMENT

papers formally announced the THE WHOLE ATTENTION of the Shang- opening of the Consulate, it is

now understood that the omée hai newspapers, especially the pro-Chung- opened by the German Consular king section, remains centred on the talks be-

official, Herr Neuman, who arrived

in Saigon recently, actually is

his own office as representative tween Japan and the United States.

Armistice Commission-Reuter.

In Indo-China of the Wiesbaden. A-special-despatch from Washington to

the Chinese-American Daily News," putedly the mouthpiece of the Chungking Government, says that the United States will demand the complete withdrawal of the Jap- anese forces from China as one of the condi- tions for a settlement of the Far East crisis.

ENEMY SHELLFIRE

IN THE FRONTIER AREA IN

7.

LIBYA THERE WAS A CON- The highly influential "Shun press comment is that of the SIDERABLE AMOUNT OF Pao” says that the negotiations Central China Daily News,' ENEMY SHELLING-YESTER were prompted by, Japan's de-official organ to the Wang Ching- DAY SAYS A BRITISH COM-sire to delay the outbreak of wel regime, which remarks that MUNIQUE ISSUED IN CAIRO. | war in the Pacific so as to give the Washington talks have heen free dan saya ke dad her time to watch the develop forced upon America "hy

collapse

Soviet At Tobruk, enemy artillery dement of the war on the eastern impending tivity was less than usual front.

The widely-read "National

In the Wolcherit area in Italian Herald," "expressed the hope that East Africa, o small party of tho negotiations will fail because: Patriots,supported by a few Japan agrees to quit the Axis, light; guns;; successfully attacked China will have to make an enemy position capturing a siderable sacrifices. Tew prisoners," Router, Can. Typical of pro-Nanking:

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The most noteworthy fore con.press/ comment, is that of

Shanghai "Evening Post. Vand

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Moreover, it was noted with pleasure and satisfaction that the expression of this determination

Twelve people were killed and showed the President's clear grasp four seriously injured when transport 'plane on its way Toulouse crashed into the Bolmon. Lake near Marseilles.

a of the urgent pressing needs on to the supply.front.

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The speech exactly parallels the determination of the British Gov-

One of the passengers is ported to be a member of the ernment and British, Labour, to` Franco-Italian Armistice Com-accelerate similar production at mission-Reuter,

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