AMERICAN LOAN TO CHINA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 9 December 1940, Page 5

AMERICAN LOAN TO CHINA

UNPLEASANT VIEW IN TOKIO BOMB-THROWING [U.P.A.-By Electric Telegraph-CopyrtghtJ TOKIO, Bth December. “Such a loan is tantamount to challenging war with Japan,” declares the newspaper “Hochi Shim|bun,” commenting editorially on the United States decision to grant China a loan of 100.000,000 dollars. "It is like throwing bombs against the foundation work for the establishment of a new order in East Asia and has given an unpleasant and unforgettable impression to the Japanese people,*' the paper adds. Vice-Admiral Boshiro Hosogaka has been appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet in South China ! waters, succeeding Vice-Admiral Umataro Tanimoto, who has been assigned to the general staff of the navy. Vice-Admiral Tanimoto will have an audience with the Emperor on Tuesday regarding the activities of the Japanese fleet in South China waters. The Emperor has installed Mr Kumataro Honda, formerly Ambassador to Germany and Turkey, as Ambassador to Nanking, succeeding General Abe. It is learned that Admiral Nomura, the new Ambassador to the United States, is planning a visit to China before going to Washington, presumably to obtain first-hand information in order to make effective endeavours at Washington. He is scheduled to leave for the United States on 28th December, but the China trip may delay him until late in January. His exact itinerary in China has not been announced.