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QUARTERLY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE ACTIVITIES

THIRD QUARTER

1939

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1.

Juring the warter under review there was a listinot

lull in Japanese activities in the colony.

2.

TAJIRI, who has acted as Consul-General since December, 1938 is leaving for ghanghai shortly to take up his position

as 1st secretary to the Japanese Sabusay there. Ho is to

be replaced in Hong Kong by Katsuo OKAZAKI, who has been

acting as consul-General in Cut on since the occupation of

that city by the Japanese in November, 1938. OKAZAKI has

seen Consular service in Britain, Washington, shanghai uni

Anoy.

(11) ODA, the local consul, paid a hurried visit to

Macau on 11/12-9.39 and left the following day for Japan.

(111) A new addition to the local consulate staff i

Mokiti KITAZAVA, who describes himself as 2nd secretary to

the Japanese Ambangy in ghanghai ani states he has come here

to assist the local Consul-General. He lives in one of the

local hotels and appears to carry on his activities from there without going near the Consulate and instead receives Consular

officials daily in his room.

2.

The Japanese sponsored English newspaper which was reported on last quarter made its first appearance on 16.7.39 unler the title "Hong Kong News *• At present it is being published once a week but it is the proprietor's intention to make it a daily publication in the near future. Tiwee

Europeans are employed on the staff and the paper does not as

yet curry any advertising matter. The earlier elitions, in

addition to adopting an anti-Chiang Kai shek attitude,suemed to make a point of giving uniue publicity to court cases in which British soldiers had appeared and other matters which could be described as being derogatory to the British Army. since the signing of the german-soviet hot, however, the

paper has been more moderate in its english sentiments although still carrying on a pro-Japanese and anti-Chiang Kai

shek/

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