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PARTY INFLUENCE IN JAPANESE POLITICS IS WIPED OUT BY THE

NEW DEVELOPMENT

GENERAL

Mr. A. V. Alexander Warns Threat Of Invasion Remains

LONDON, July 17 (Reuter) Speaking at a London luncheon yesterday Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, said that there was no fortification for anything but gran determination to

INDIAN TRIBUTE face the possibility of a long war, with the Filmmest part yet to

Resignation Of The Cabinet TO INSPIRING

Came As A Bombshell

TOKYO,

(Reuter)-The July 17

outstanding events in Japan's history doring the year-long tenure of Prince Konoya's cabinet included, firstly, the dissolution of all political Parties in the movement for the inauguration of a totalitarian national structure which resulted in the creation of the National Service Association

Secondly, the conclusion of the Tripartite Alliance' which bound together Japan with Germany and Italy.

by President

Thirdly, the signature of the basis of the Sino-Japanese Treaty with the Nanking Government headed Wang Ching-wei on November 30 last year.

Fourthly, the conclusion of a Nentrailty Pact with the So viet Union on April 13 while the Foreign Minister, Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka, was en

route home after bls state visits to Berlin and Rome

The new development wipes out urged that Japan seize the oppr the last vestiges of the political tunity for further expansion in parties' influence !5 Japanese Indo-China politics

On the other bano. the more

Mr. Pusunosuky Kuhara, former moderate politicans led by Baron;

LEADERSHIP OF MR. CHURCHILL

MADRAS, July

17 (Reuter) --

come

►

The threat of invasion remained. The call for a yot greater and more intense national effort remained as dominant and insistent as

over.

"It 16 on the Atlantic that our life depends, and if we defeat the

U-boat and long-range aircraft, NAZI TRANSPORT

SERVICES IN

A tribute to the inspiring leader-aur strength will steadily become ship of the British Premier and]

overwhelming.

"As to the defeat of the U-boats,

the foresight and resourcefulness I am not going to give you facts BALTIC UPSET

of President Roosevelt, waa paid

by Sir Shanmu Khan Chetty, head and figures for which the enemy

of the Indian Furchasing Mission Intelligence would pay many thon-

LONDON, July 17 (Reuter) --

to America, speaking at a luncheonsands of pounds, I, however, will The Russo-German war has great.. here yesterday.

tel: you that during a recently upeet Germany's transport ser-

He said he would do all in his period I received a series of reports vices in the Baltic and on the power to make the best

use of

the opportunity to help the war efforts in which two hemispheres

of destroying the forces or evil abroad the world.

triumph

that would encourage Bea Lord

any

an

First Danube. An offels) of the Minis--

try for Economic Warfare said "EASY WICKET"

that the train-ferry service between "There is another thing I can Sassnitz and the Swedish port of were united today with the object tell you. There is a room at the Tralleborg had been suspended.

Admiralty containing a number of Russian naval activity make it He expressed firm belief that highly sceptical-I can almost say probable that the Germans will

cynical-officers ultimately virtue must

who refuse to try to anster their Baltic trans- and evil be destroyed.

accept any doubtful claims of the port to Hamburg and Bremen MISAPPREHENSION CLEARED

destruction of U-boats.

and possibly to the Dutch port of 'The gentleman who had the Delfzijl. Referring to the Lease and Lend

The port of Constanza has been President of the Kuhara faction Hiranama, Minister for the In-Act he cleared misapprehensions job of passing a camel through the

easy put out of action, upsetting traffic of the Selyukal Party, has resign-terior, who is known for his cun-that he was going to lease out to eye of a needle was on

Dust as member of the tloustess and strength of mind, America anything belonging to In-wicket compared with the captains from Rumania through the Dar- of our little ships who hopefully danelles, and the Germans are

attack un

from a U-boat. forced to ship goods He asserted he would have noth-report an

It When I am informed by the staff Bulgarian port of Burgas

was December in order to support hing to lease on his part.

for America

(that a U-boat has been destroyed, thence through the Dardanelics, to leave and lend The Government formally Be against the extrumists, Is belleved

and he was hoping he would suc-

I know there can be no shadow of or else by rail to Salonika, cepted Mr. Kurara's resignation, to bave favoured Д watchin

ceed in invoking the aid of that doubt that she is in Davy Jones' The closing to Germans of the which was handed in at 3 o.m to policy until events in Europe

one trans-Siberian railway is Act and in getting materials for locker.. the Premier

should be more clear.

certain that there are the most important factors Mr Kuhara sald "As an old

BIG BUSINESS

many more which do not get back this new phase of the war. guard member of a political porty This section of the Government

to Germany and Italy. Recent my presence on the Cabinet Adis belleved to be strongly sup-

enemy shipping losses have been visory Council to not in keeping ported by big bustness in Japan

highly satisfactory new structure move

ed his Cabinet Advisory Council which and who was brought into the be had held

December, Cabinet by Prince Konoye 1861 since 1939

WRE

mrnt

KUMARA DISSATISFIED Mr. Kubarı se'd he was dia satisfied with the liquidated poli-

which is becoming very nervous

at the strain on Japanese finances

and her economie position due to

the war in China,

dia.

India.

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LONDON, July 17 (Reuter German activity at French - navaj | Mr. Alexander added. "I am cer- bases in Africa is, so far as Is tain, myself, that by this action known, confined to those on the signation of the Japanese Govern-The Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest the United States will be able to ment must be speculation at pre- Bevin, declared yesterday that he fulfill her declared intention of coasts, said Lord Moyne, replying

and north

northwest African He felt called upon to resien sent, it seems that the probable, hoped Hitler's attack on Russia protecting the western hemisphers to the Labour peer, Lord-Strabolgi,

tira! parties st wielding in fluence

While the reasons for the re- LONDON, July 17 (Reuter)

since he joined the Cabinet Coun- division of opinion between the two might lead to the closing up of the more efficiently." ct as president of the Kuhara factions was so acute that the ca "black chapter of ostracism and faellon

tremists, led by the Army, forced misunderstanding which has gone He declared his conviction that the resignation in the hope of on since the last war." Japan in the present emergency carrying their policy with the new must follow a course neither pat government. terned after American Democracy

nor totalitarianism modelled upon

BASIC POLICIES

TOKYO, July 17 (Reuter)

the Germin pattern but a policy Following the resignation of the

based un

*Total

the people"

e-operation

of Cabinet, authoritative Government circles state that there will be no

He said that in order to realise change in the Government's basic this ideal it was necessary Imme- policies in other the domestic or

present ther~

diately to exmicate certain united political activities 85

left was no room

du- international field.

at

power

WASHINGTON QUIET WASHINGTON, July 17 (Reuter)

can induce the French authorities;

The Government has no know-

The First Sea Lord said that he in the House of Lords yesterday.

This activity is concentrated in read the American Press in cable

the delegation of the German form each morning because he re-

Armistice Commission and no garded it with such importance doubt is as widely extended as they One description of the occupation of Iceland giving the meeting of the Americans and British, sald to allow that the British Enew the Ameri-ledge that there is a delegation of cans were soldiers after their own the Armistice Commission at Dakar hearts and had been ordered to

and no evidence that enemy. sub- (see that armaments arrived safely.

and that the Americans knew they marines are using any French

African bases. were meeting men who knew how to use that armament and who were not going to stop until the "Equally, on their side, the Rus-world's enemy was beaten so

Mr. Bevin, who was speak- ing at the opening of the "more women for work" campaign said: "The Russo-German war might well bring orientation. Russia, with the British Com- monwealth, might be a great contributing factor to 100 years of peace in the world 1 only we handle the situation right, with imagination and tolerance.

2

In Japan for Individual poilt--Members of the State Depart- slaps will learn, as they are learn completely that he would never cal groups attempt to assert their ment refused to comment on the ing now, that whatever they said again cause trouble.

Japanese Cabinet resignation about us, when the hour of trial GOVERNMENT DIVIDED pending further detalls.

came we did not hesitate. LONDON July 17 (Reuter)- Mr. Sumner Welles, Under- "We did not hold against them! It is generally believed that the Secretary of State, told a Press propaganda or anything that had Japanese Government have been conference that he had received occurred in the past," sharply divided as to what is to no official Information yet.

be done in view of the German It is generally believed that the invasion of Russia, says Renter's conservative business group bes Far East expert and former editor forced Out the Army-controlled might sometime occur and had Government and if so, this could therefore, avoided any serious The extremist party led by Mar. be of extreme importance to break with Japan' in recent weeks: Matsuoka, the Foreign Minister, America, according to officials.

CHANGE IN ATTITUDE

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The firm policy of Britain and. amerkan in the Pacifle is belley-

CHINESE ENVOYS

LISBON, July 17 (Reuter) Chinese diplomatic and tonsujär staffs, are- returning home Imude- diately from Axis countries on or- ders of the Chinese Government following the announcement of re- Cognition by Germany, Italy and Rumania of the Japanese-apon- sored Government of Nanking

Thirty-four Chinese envoys are expected here in a few days from Berlin while 18 more are expected from Rome

LONDON, July-17 (Reuter)

ed to have upset Japanese foreign No mall destined for the Brush Holley in some degree in the view | Empire can be sent from -- Sweden, of some observers beroe

according to a stat

by the The Russo-British Pact has also swedish Post Office quoted by Proved An embarrassment to Stockholm radio yesterday. This is Japan, causing some popular die "due” to

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CAIRO, July 17 (Router) The RAF. Middle, Rast, comunwnl- que Issued yesterday saya: "Early this morning, Berber Command aircraft successfully attacked a bunyoy of enemy shipping off the Tri- / politanian coast. Two heavy bombs struck an 8,000 ton vessel amid- ships and completely destroyed. It, and another was damaged in the bows by a direct bif.

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