JAPAN DETERMINED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18025, 28 February 1933, Page 6

JAPAN DETERMINED

AUCKLANDER’S COMMENT SUPREME CONFIDENCE

AUCKLAND, this day. The supreme confidence of the Japaneso was the outstanding ‘impression of Mr. H. R. Jacobi, an Auckland business man, who has just returned after spending five weeks there. Me said the Japanese were Absolutely determined to see their Manchurian campaign through. They felt that if they weakened there Japan would cease to be a mAjor nation. Hundreds of building contracts had been let in Tokio for buildings, including Government offices, in the new State of Mnnchukuo, and this wfts indicative of their resolve to consolidate their position. They did not appear to care what other nations might enter the conflict against them, but nowhere did he hear mention of the possibility of Britain' being drawn in. Their attitude to war was remarkable, arid could' be iUustratod by the remarks j of one man when it was suggested to him t that' A certain other nation had double jthe air 'Strength' of Japan. This Japanese said the enemy planes would haVo to travel a long distance to drop bombs and then Ujr back. Japanese, plahes would have to travel only one way. It did not matter if they did not return.