JAPAN ANGRY

Grey River Argus, 6 August 1940, Page 5

JAPAN ANGRY

ARRESTS BY BRITISH . —-S' - . RETALIATION THREAT Public Agitation Begun SINGAPORE DETENTION. [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] SINGAPORE, August. 4. The police detained Ishiro Kobayashi, manager of the Eastern News Japanese News Agency at Singapore. The police visited Kobayashi’s house.. JAPANESE JOURNALISTS ARRESTED BY BRITISH. (Received August 5, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, August 5The “Daily Mail” states: The Japanese Embassy at London reveals that the British have arrested three Japanese journalists. The arrests were mad e at Rangoon on Friday last and at Singapore on Sunday. The Singapore Arrest WELL-KNOWN JOURNALIST (Received August 6, 11.40 p.m.) SINGAPORE, August 5. The Japanese here express surprise at the Japanese journalist Mr Kobayashi’s detention, but they state that he is being well treated. He was permitted to take a suitcase containing clothing, etcetera. Mr Kobayashi is well-known m Singapore. In addition to his Eastern News work, he was the Domei Agency correspondent when the Eastern News was started. More Japanese ARRESTED BY BRITISH. LONDON. August 4. Two more Japanese have been detained. They are Tayayuki Egucln, an employee of the Bank of Formosa, and Mrs Milley Yoshii, the Germanborn wife of a Japanese painter. It T* learned that the arrests were concerned with purely routine matters, and were made three weeks ago. Hongkong Arrests # JAPANESE BUSINESS MAN. (Received August 6, 1-30 a.m.) HONGKONG, August 5. The police here on Saturday arrested a Japanese, Geturo Yamaguchi, under the Emergency Defence Regulations. Yamaguchi, who is a business man, recently arrived. He irequently travelled between Cafiton and Hongkong. Further arrests are expected. DRASTIC MEASURES Japanese Threats GOVERNMENT’S DETERMINATION (Received August 7, 11.55 p.m.) TOKIO, August 5. The Domei News Agency says: The Japanese Government has fully determined to take drastic measures in the event of th e Anglo-Japanese situation becomes worse over “the repeated illegal arrests of Japanese residents.” Chugai said that the Japanese Government will demand that the British shall release the Japanese arrested, and shall give a guarantee against any further arrests. Both would be without any connection with Japan’s espionage arrests. Gaimusho said that he and Mr Matsuoka (Foreign Minister) and Foreign Office chiefs, had discussed the London arrests and also counter measures. However, he declined to give any details. He said they were awaiting more information before formal action was taken by Mr Matsuoka through Sir Robert Craigie.

ANTI-BRITISH MEETINGS

In Japanese Cities (Received August 5, 11.40 p.m.) TOKIO, August 5. The Domci News Agency’s Osaka correspondent says: An assembly here decided to hold an anti-British meeting on Wednesday. The assembly passed the following resolution: “For the sake of establishing the solidarity of Greater Asia, we demand that the influence of outrageous Britain shall be annihilated.” Similar meetings will be held in Tokio. Japanese Premier INFORMS THE EMPEROR. (Received August 5 11.40 p.m.) TOKIO, August 5. The Piime Minister, Prince Konoye took a train to Hayama. It is believed that he has informed the Emperor as to the Anglo-Japanese situation. Japanese Delay Comment MORE ARRESTS APPREHENDED. (Received August 5, 7.30 p.m.) TOIKO, August 5. The Japanese spokesman, Mr Suma, declined to comment on the London arrests of Japanese, pending detailed reports. The cables from London he said i.vere being delayed. Mr Suma explained that Mr Okamoto had been reported to have been informed officially that the arrests in London were rot retaliatory, but he expressed the opinion that more arrests might b e made. Mr Suma added that four arrests in London and one at Singapore, and also the arrest of one Japanese business man at Hongkong had been confirmed, while the reported Ran-

not been confirmed. KOBE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. DEMANDS RELEASE OF JAPANESE. (Received August 5, 11.40 p.m.) KOBE, August 5. The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry, at a special meeting, passed a resolution demanding the British reconsideration of the arrests of Japanese. The Chamber urged that Japan’s War, Navy and Commerce Ministers shall take a firm stand. LONDON RELEASES SOUGHT. LONDON, August 4 . It is learned that the Japanese Embassy. twice approached the Foreign Office during the week-end, and requested the* release of Makihara and Tanabe. Lord Halifax’s answer was sent to Tokio. JAPANESE BEING DEPORTED. • LONDON, August 4. The “Telegraph” says that deportation orders have been issued against Eguchi and Mrs Yoshs. BRITONS RELEASED IN JAPAN. LONDON, August. The Japanese Embassy has received a cablegram dated .July 30, announcing the release of Sandford and E. W. James, also Mr Ric:i. SHANGHAI BOMB INCIDENT. (Received August 5, 11.40 p.m.) SHANGHAI, August 5. The French police here discovered a bomb inside a police pill-box, outside the “Evening Post" building. CALIFORNIAN PRECAUTION. AGAINST JAPANESE “PARASHOOTERS ?” SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), August 4. The Government has ordered the dykes to be cut on the extensive Jap-anese-owned cotton plantations in the Pacific zones, officially for drainage, but it could be a precautionary measure to render the areas useless for aviation.