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"Hongkong Daily Press," July 19, 1943.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1941.

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MATSUOKA DROPPED FROM THIRD MR. STEED ON IMPORTANCE OF

KONOYE CABINET:

THE ANGLO-SOVIET AGREEMENT: REPLACED BY

FIRST LORD'S EXHORTATIONS: A FORMER NAVAL ATTACHE

IN NO

NO OTHER

OTHER WAY TO SAFETY LONDON: NEW YORK NEWSPAPER GIVES REMINDER TO JAPANESE

THE FORMATION OF THE NEW JAPANESE CABINET THE THIRD KCNOYE MINISTRY-WAS AN- NOUNCED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN TOKYO.

MR. YOSUKE MATSUOKA HAS BEEN DROPPED FROM THE MINISTRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HIS PLACE IS TAKEN BY ADMIRAL TELJIRO TOYODA WHO WAS MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY IN THE SECOND KONOYE CABINET AND FORMERLY NAVY VIČE-MINISTER.

IN 1935 ADMIRAL TOYODA WAS JAPANESE DELEGATE TO THE LONDON NAVAL CONFERENCE PRIOR TO WHICH HE WAS NAVAL ATTACHE AT THE JAPANESE EMBASSY IN THE BRITISH CAPITAL. HE SPEAKS ENGLISH AND KNOWS ENGLAND WELL.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS IN THE NEW CABINET APPOINTMENTS ARE THOSE OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL HEISUKE YANAGAWA, FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE, AS MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO, AND MR. MA- SATSUNE OGURA, FORMER MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO, AS MINISTER OF FINANCE.

LIEUT.-GENERAL HIDEKI TOJO AND ADMIRAL KOSHIRO OIKAWA, WHO WITH MR. MATSUOKA WERE THE MAINSTAY OF THE SECOND KONOYE CABINET, RETAIN THEIR POSTS AS WAR MINISTER AND NAVY MINISTER, RESPECTIVELY.

FOLIO.

BARON KUICHIRO HIKANUMA, A FORMER PREMIER, IS ONE OF THREE MINISTERS WITHOUT PORT-

New Cabinet:

Full List

The Third Konoye Ministry con- sists of the following:-

Premier and concurrently `Minis- Justice-PRINCE PUMI- If MARO KONDYE

ter

for

Foreign Minister

and concur-

rently Minister

Overseas Affairs-ADMIRAL TOIJIRO TO- VODA, former Minister of Com- merce and Industry.

Home Minister, MR. HARUMI- CHI TANABE, former Minister of Communications in the Hiranuma Cabinet of 1939.

Finance Minister, MR. MASAT- SUNO OGURA. former Minister without Portfolió,

War Minister, LUUT-GENERAL HIDEKI TOJO-no change.

Navy Minister-ADMIRAL KO- SHIRO OIKAWA-no change.

Minister ol Justice - LIEUT- GENERAL HEISÜKE YANAGAWA.

Minister of Education DR. KUNIHIKO HASHIDA

Minister of Agriculture Forestry-MR, HIROYA INO.

and

Minister of Commerce and In- dustry-VICE-ADMIRAL MASAZO

SAKONJI,

Minister of Communications and concurrently Minister, of Railways --MR. SHUZO MURATA.

Minister of Welfare-LIEUT- GENERAL CHIKAHEKO KOIZUMI,

Minister without Portfolio- LIEUT-GENERAL TEICHI. SUZU-

KI.

Minister without Portfolio (possibly) Baron Klichiro Hira- numa, former Home Minister,

The

officially inspired

JAPAN TIMES praises ARMY DISSATISFIED

Prince Konuye and says

that he will now be able to get on with the settlement of the China problem which is the basis of his pro- gramme. The paper adds that the balancing of in- ternal affairs will remain tri a high state of efficiency.

The NEW YORK TIMES warns Japan to remember the worthlessness of pacts with Hitler. The attack on Russia, the paper says, had already caused Japanese statesmen to lose face and, unless they change their policy, Hitler may yet cause them to lose more than that.

MR. WINANT IN EDINBURGH

WITH THE IMPERIAL

WAIT & SEE POLICY Straits Times On The

Choice Before Japan

CHUNGKING. July 18 (Reuter)-COMMENTING ON THE RE- APPOINTMENT OF PRINCE KONOYE AS PREMIER OF THE NEW CABINET, well-informed Chinese. quarters think the move is not un- expected..

They point out the fall of the Cabinet is due to the Army dis- satisfaction with the decision of the recent Imperial Conference which apparently decided to adopt the wait-and-see policy.

These quarters maintain that; · since Japan can neither nove northward nor southward at the present juncture, this was expected as she must find a new Premier who is able to cover the present: period of indecision. Therefore,

they argue that Prince Konoye is a logical choice for such a role.

"TOKYO. BOGEY "-

RUSSO-CZECH AGREEMENT

LONDON, July 18 (Reuter)-A Russo-Czech Agreement was sign

ed here today.

The Agreement includes the ex- change of diplomatic representa- SINGAPORE, July 18 (Reuter)tives between the two Govern-

ments.

We

"We should not imagine that we are out of the woods by a long way.... are not unmindful of the warning which was given by the First Lord of the Admir- alty, Mr. Alexander, that there is no justification for anything but determination. THE THREAT OF INVASION REMAINS, AS MR. ALEXANDER SAID, AND GROUND FOR GREATER NATIONAL EFFORT IS AS DOMINANT AS EVER. There is no other way to safety. If we hear these words of exhortation without alarm it is because we are not, cock-sure but, above all, because we are not afraid."

MR. H. WICKHAM STEED, the well-known authority on international affairs, spoke in these words when he broadcast from London. yesterday in his weekly talk on "World Affairs."

Mr. Steed declared that during the past week he had been racking his brains to match his wits with the pro- gress of the war. Many other people had doubtlessly tried to do the same thing.

PHILIPPINES TRADE

BEGINNING TO FEEL

FIRST WAR PROBLEM

"While they look at things from various local standpoints I try to look at things from the stand- point of London." said Mr. Steed. "To the ordinary mind this ques- tion of localities may matter very little. It may be so in theory but

Fewer freighters are calling at Manila as a direct re- not so in practice. Take a remark which was made last week by MR.sult of the U.S. Maritime Commission's requisition of RAYMOND GRAM SWING after American shipping for defence purposes and, as a result, he had been a tew days in Eng-import and export business in the Philippines is just be- land.

Fewer Freighters Are

Now Calling At Manila

He said, 'Now that I'm in Lon-ginning to feel the first big problem created for the don, I am beginning to feel the Islands since the start of the European War. difficulty of keeping up with what "Other than for that, there "Our importers are only now. is happening In Ameries. It isn't much new in the Far beginning to feel the shipping not the lack of information but not met son, as it is to shortage, stockh having been pretty

the Information seems to come re-

frigerated and it has no sub-day, that is worrying Manila well laid in. We aren't short of stance. If an experienced man: very much," stated MR. CAR- should be th time if we don't get any commodity just now, but we who has been talking for the Und-SON TAYLOR, founder and the shipping we need to meet the ted States for so long, can say

publisher of the MANILA demand of the Manila import that, you will see how much the

NOT VERY WORRIED About the Far Eastern situation,

effect of localities will mean to a DAILY BULLETIN, when in-market man without these advantages, terviewed yesterday by the

"Mr. Gram Swing may be out Hongkong Daily Press. of touch with his own country yet "This shortage of bottoms has Mr. Taylor Bald that Manila's he sees things here which we have already tied up about 180,000 tons guess was as good as Hongkong's, not noticed and one of these of our export quota for the year," though nobody in the Philippines things he put into a speech at a Mr. Taylor said. "That is mostly secmed to be particularly worried recent Tuncheon. He spoke about sugar for our American market the relations between Great Briand we don't know when it's go

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GREAT TRIBUTE TO

A GREAT LEADER

We cannot see the smallest cause for alarm in this situation, says

Declaring that just as great men created history so the STRAITS TIMES in à leader The Czechoslovak Government history created great men, DR. S. I. HSIUNG, the distin regarding the Cabinet crisis in will assist the Soviet Government guished Chinese scholar and writer, and the author of the Tokyo.

in its struggle against Hitlerite well-known play, "Lady Precious Stream," paid a great Under the heading Tokyo Germany and a Czech division will tribaste in the course of a broadcast from London yester- Bogey, it says the crisis has debe organised in Russia under the day to GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK and the part he was

veloped exactly according to ex- command of a Czech general, who pectations and to employ terms will take orders from the Soviet suggesting that the gravest situa- High Command. Hon has arisen would merely play into Japanese hands in creating an impression that they have achleyed the position of arbitra tors in the destiny of this part of This was revealed in London the world, adding considerably to

playing as China's leader,

Dr. Hsiung spoke of the FULL RECOGNITION Generalissimo's early fe recognition to the Czechoslovak when he was only nine years Great Britain has accorded full stating that his father died Government.

old and that he was brought.

the difficulties of those moderate yesterday after. an interview Mr. up by his mother who con- elements who hope to preserve Eden, the Foreign Secretary, had centrated on his education

with the Czechoslovak Foreign beyond everything else. Japan from an act of national

Minister

Mr, John C Winant, United suicide." LIEUT-GENERAL SUZUKI Will States Ambassador in London, visit concurrently retain his previous ed Edinburgh yesterday and was a position as Governor of the Cab guest at luncheon given by the inet Planning Board.

Lord Provost,

After reviewing Japan's dif ficulties and the strength... of · the democratic front, the Straits Times says that at the worst, the United States and ourselves are going to have to remove_once and for all this

SOUTHWARD MOVE WITHIN FEW threat which has been levelled

WEEKS: MILITARY VIEW

. ...

Authoritative military ofroles in Manila decline to discuss the reports of the Japanese alms and actions towards the South, How ever, Informed observers Indicate that their view is that Japan wi move southward to Indo-China within a few weeks, says Roufer:

The corner-stone of the international policies pursued by Japan since 1936 has revolved around expansion And the signs are clear that the trend of the expansion has been southward during the past decade.

F

The present is the best op-| such strategle points as Camrank portunity for

11 further move Bay, because she can do this with southward without fighting bout bringing the dentocracles into cause the collapse of the French action, Empire as revealed by Byrio,

against us so often by the tanaties of Tokyo.

We are not anxious to have to do that, but if the issue is forced, we can face the task with confidence. The choice before Japan is a choice between a headlong rush to des- truction and an admission of its own, most obvious weekness.

SIGN OF UNEASINESS LONDON, July 18. (Heuter)The Japanese Cabinet changes at this Juneture, even if they are merely. designed to strengthen the policy already decided and to clear the However, any attempt on Hong. decks for action, are a sure sien chows that not even the French kong, the Philippines, Malaya.or of the underlying unenituend, de- would defend Indo Ching, the Netherlands East Indles would olares The Times editorial, which

Informed quartera believe that be certain- to draw swift action, adder Japan, will miqve in the next few from the democracies, wacks to Indo-China, and pick up

Cont'd on Page 7, Col. 5.

-On Other- Pages

Page

2 Baseball notes Volunteer orders; Lawn Bowls sweep draw......

3 Radio programmes, Coming

events: Cinema, notes,

4 Armed forces to "ménist Konoye in formation of new Government: Balgon dentes arrangement with Japan; Washington unmoved by Fadifle rumours: Beirut oc- elpation odmpleted.

Bi Paul's Glicla' School

sprach day,

A Loanh. Bruder Well đại

Borged albutes,

(8 Carold news and notes;

Yahiroh services; Weddings,

11 Round the Police Courts.

GREAT REVOLUTION - Dr. Hslung described General Chiang Kai-shek's early entry into Chinese polities and the part he had played in the great revolution under the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

From theeson, General Chlang: had won the esteem and popularity of the people and his greatness was acknowledged all over the world today,

Dr. Uslung spoke of the way in which the Generalisaimo had subdued the military ongovernors, of- Chins and how he had unffled, the country, to sjob an extent that today even: "the Communist * Party WES standing“ by him against the Japanese invaders

* ACTION BEGRETTED --

CHIANG KAI-SURK

|made Chinà now :completely alt-

conscious.

and Manila's first practice black- out a few days ago showed that one aspect of the defence organi- sation was in capable hands.

Adding that he didn't think the Philippines would he attacked, Mr. Taylor remarked that should he be proved wrong, he, would take the first, plane back to Manila that he Cont'd on Page 7, Col. 4

MORE SUCCESSES

FOR BRITISH SUBMARINĖS

British-submarines in the Medi (terranean have achieved further successes against enemy ses.com- munications.

A supply ship, escorted by Ita- lian destroyers and aircraft was hit and probably sunk

A convoy, consisting of a schoon- er and calques, carrying German troops, was sent to the bottom.

Stubborn Fighting Continues

→ MOSCOW, July 18 (Router) Boviet communique states: "Dur- ing the night of July 17, stubborn fighting continued in the direction of Pakoy-Porkhov, Smolensk, Bo-: bruink and on the Bessarabian nece tor of the front,

"No dubstantial change tónk place in the disposition of the

In conclusion, Dr. Helung said troops on the frontar that although in the Western kr During yesterday, our Air-Force The speaker next referred to the world: China's leader was known continued its operations – Masinat Generalissimo's arrest by the Com-us General Chiang Kai-shek, to chemy mechanised, troops and muntata in 1080, and how his cap- the Chinese people he was the musinst, enemy aircraft "on their tors had regretted that action soon Chairman of the Kuomintang and, perodromos. ‹ afterwards. A

therefore, to prefbe any pecial According to the preliminary

to the Speaking of Generalissuno title to his name would be an in-data, 21 enemy planes were des- Chiang Kai-shel's endeavours to justice to his greatness in every trayed in air combate and on the dreate an air foros for the coun- entiere of Chinese, political, social ground, try. Dr. Halung said that he had and economie life.