GERMANY AND JAPAN

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 99, 21 January 1936, Page 9

GERMANY AND JAPAN

Reported Signing Of Military Pact MUTUAL ASSISTANCE Russia in Mind as Possible Aggressor By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright (Receiver! January 20. 5.5 p.m.) London, January 20. The "Morning Post’s” Berlin correspondent says that it is stated in well-informed political circles that a military agreement between Germany and Japan was signed at Tokio mi January 4 under which, in tlie event of either being attacked, tlie other is pledged to come to its assistance. It need hardly be said that Russia is the aggressor contemplated. JAPAN’S NEW BLOW Inner Mongolia Declares Itself Independent CONTROL FROM TOKIO London, January 19. Messages from tlie Far East confirm the belief that tlie Japanese are rapidly spreading their influence ( in China. The “Daily Herald’s” Peking correspondent says that as a result of Japan's new sensational blow, the vast State of Inner Mongolia, hitherto under the Nanking Governments overlordship. lias declared itself independent, and that it will now be controlled from Tokio. Prince Teh Wang, formerly chairman of the inner Mongolian autonomous council, has announced that he has become supreme ruler of tlie independent inner Mongolian Empire. Wang carried on secret negotiations with Tokio, Nanking and Moscow, and decided to throw in his lot with the Japanese and Manehukuo Govern men >s, whose troop movements forced his hand. The. Manehukuo Government lias presented Wang, who is a direct descendant of Jcnghiz Khan, with a private aeroplane, and has guaranteed him ample supplies of arms and support in the event of aggression by the Nanking Government.

Japan Ims succeeded in outflanking Russia’s ally, tlie independent outer Mongolian Republic, besides completing the encirclement of North Chinn by new puppet States accepting Japanese overlordship.. •

A Peking message states that Prince Toll Wang and Jodpajak. tlie Mongol leader in Charhar Province, announce the establishment of a new autonomous State under the name of Mengkukuo.