MINISTER'S VIEW.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 108, 10 May 1939, Page 11

MINISTER'S VIEW.

JAPAN'S ATTITUDE. Can't Ignore British Relations With Russia. SOVIET MILITARY ACTIVITY. Independent Cable Service. LOXDOX, May 0. The Japanese Foreign Minister, Mr. Hachiro Aritu, speaking at a meeting of local governors in Tokyo yesterday. declared Japan was unable, to ignore the British approaehes to Russia. He added that the Anti-Communist Tact must be strengthened to allow Japan to cope with the future international situation. The Uritish Ambassador to Moscow. Sir William Seeds, and the Soviet Foreign Minister. M. Molotoff, met for two hours yesterday and made progress toward clarifying the positions of the two countries. Sir William Seeds explained the British reply to the Soviet proposals. Meanwhile, the Soviet is pushing ahead its military preparedness. Fourteen military academies yesterday passed out 214:? graduates, and are now training over 200,000. The Manehukuo Government has earmarked 12.500.(100 dollars to construct roads, railways and canals near the Russian frontier, and it is stated that the expenditure will eventually reach 250,000,000 dollars. SPECIAL POWERS. PRESIDENT OF POLAND. (Received 2 p.m.) WARSAW, May 9. Parliament unanimously and demonstratively passed a bill vesting in the President special powers. On Friday Parliament voted emergency powers to the < lo\ eminent until November 1. enabling it to deal with all economic, iinaiicial and. defence matters. without Parliamentary sanction.