ADVISED TO LEAVE

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 206, 1 September 1941, Page 7

ADVISED TO LEAVE

BRITONS IN JAPAN ; No Confirmation Of Report « In Australia Kec. 2 p.m. LONDON*. Aug. 33. ] A lepori from Tokyo says the 1 British Embassy has advised Britons < who.-e presence is not essential to leave she Japanese Empire and < Manchukuo. ;

According to a further report, the Embassy s advice stateti: "In view of the freezing regulation a number of British subjects have declared thei; intention of leaving Japan at the f.r.-t opportunity." "In order to facilitate their departure. the British Government is shortiy sending a ship to Japan. •British subjects wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity are 10 gci in touch with the nearest consular office." Embassy officials -*a:d that .-o far they were rot able to di-close the name <>f the ship or its date of arival. .They were expecting that the ■ majority of the "100 Indians in .lapar. , would leave, aiso the majority of the 1000 Britons, including _'00 women and I'm Apstraliar.s and Canadians. A Svciney message, however, coir.ntentne on the Tokio report that the British Embassy there had advised all Britons to leave ihe Japanese Kmpire and Manchukuo. states that The Minister of Kxternal Affairs. Sir 1-rederick Stewart, said the Federal .Oo\ eminent had received no information indicating tha* Australians should leave Japan, and Japanese territory. We have roi-eived no official advice ft on j the \u-tra'ian Mmisv-,-:m Tokyo to sugge.-* that the Pacific : situauon. ha-- gioun \vor>e." he said. ' A dispatt !i from Wa.-hington savs ■ the Secretary of Suite. Mr Cordell Hull, told journah-t-. that ilt» tall:j between America and Japan were • P'-'i ei\ exp,oratory. It wa- too earlv 'to comment -pec:t:<- points m jhe netrot ia'ion<. A k'-d •!»: -• wen keeping I." i-."" ("li:n.i and other -ntere-teil s! '- : ; he 1 oii.d :.ot co;r.r.-.ejn a - :he ;,:.k- were *hf' I*vT". I! 7"! iT*.c4 T" v