NOT SATISFIED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 206, 1 August 1941, Page 5

NOT SATISFIED

JAPANESE APOLOGIES.

BOMBING OF GUNBOAT. (United Press Association—Copvright.) (Rec. 10 a.m.) LONDON, July 31.

Mr Sumner Welles has announced that the United States is not satisfied with the informal apologies tendered by Japan for the bombing at Chungking of the United States gunboat Tutuila.

He declared that Mr J. C. Grew (Ambassador to Tokio) had received only preliminary replies to three protests. and these were not regarded as sufficient to close the incident. America expected a complete reply.

The Foreign Minister (Admiral Toyoda) expressed regret for the incident to Mr Grew and said the forceshad been instructed to take care. An earlier Press Association message stated : Japan lias offered apologies and expressed regret Lo tile American Ambassador in regard to the bombing of the gunboat Tutuila. The seriousness with which it viewed the bombing of the Tutuila is shown by the fact that the Japanese Government clamped down a blanket ban on messages regarding the incident lor many hours, which was lifted only after the American Ambassador thrice protested and also telephoned Washington asking that ail uneensored account be issued there.

A Tokio mesasge says that ."j llO Japanese naval air units, comprising the largest squadron since the outbreak of hostilities, bombed Chungking yesterday continuously for seven hours and destroyed military establishments. The Japanese army announced to the Press to-day that, because of the infiltration of Chungking agents, who aio trying to create Japanesc-Americ can incidents in North China, the Japanese authorities are taking protective measures regarding American establishments in certain areas. including Peiping, Tientsin, and Che too.

TALKS AT WASHINGTON. LONDON. July 31. The latest development in the Far Eastern situation was a conversation at Washington to-day between President Roosevelt and the British Ambassador (Lord Halifax). “We d .scusoed future possibilities that might eventuate," said Lord Halifax afterwards, but be ret used to elaborate.