JAPAN’S NEW CABINET

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 June 1937, Page 7

JAPAN’S NEW CABINET

A NATIONAL WELCOME. [BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT.] " ’ TOKIO, , June 5. The advent of the Konoye Government is hailed with relief-throughout the nation as promising gen er abl stabilisation of national .-affairs.. It is-es-pecially welcome Because it is. .considered that .it will make possible a truce between the "arihy and the political, parties. . The re-entry of Mr. Ilirota, is regarded as one’ of .the strongest pillars of. the new Government. The only factor of doubt is the re-entry of Mr. Eiichi Baba (Minister for Finance in Mr. Hi rota’s last Cabinet), whose forceful advocacy of a. . form of. controlled economy is considered akin to a state Socialism. Mr. Okinobu Kaya is regarded as an able .and independent Minister for Finance in co-operation with Mr. ShJngi Yoshino, an experienced Minister for Commerce and Industry.

The appointment of Mr. Kozui Otani as Minister for Overseas Affairs is likely to redouble the vigour of the policy of southward expansion. Mr. Otani. years ago. was a pioneer proponent of southward expansion, particularly for a solution of the population problem; Mr. Hirota, it is reported, believes that the danger of a war between Russia and Japan has been halved and that an early settlement is possible. Japan, he says, will also seek .a settlement with China, but will resist outside interference.

FIGHT WITH BANDITS

(Reed. June 7. Noon). TOKIO, June 6

Four Japanese policemen were killed and twelve wounded, when chasing two hundred bandits, who raided Futenpu, Korea. The bandits looted Futenpu, and set fire to the Government buildings, treated, leaving twenty-five dead, and marking the boundary, and then reIhirtv wounded.