A morzsr against the imposition of high war risk insurance rates on cargo consigned or shipped for Japan has been sent by the Japanese Marine Insurance Underwriters to the similar organization in London. Japanese insurance bodies object to the inclusion of Japan, as well as China, in the war zone.
Some sceptics still don't seem to believe the Japanese statement, so often reiterated, that this is not a war. The London insurance underwriters seem to be bent on taking advantage of Japan's kindness,—to China, Naivete ThEAr's quite a lot-of ingenuous propaganda Fore Aa but the following from Nanking fairly being pumped out by both sides to this im-
takes the biscuit:—
"Emperor Hirohito was said to have not concealed his anxiety over the recent unfavourable developments of Japan's foreign relations during audiences granted to Mr. Hirota and General Sugiyama, Foreign Minister and War Minister respectively.
And those two gentlemen, knowing the necessity of keeping such a matter a deep secret, immediately went out and "blew the gaff." We don't think!
Colney Hatch We are much enamoured of the story of the three American scientists, who are reported to have discovered an anaesthetic shell as a means of stopping war. The report goes on After one of the adversaries had intensely bombarded the opponent with these missiles, the front line could go over to the enemy camp with trucks, pick up the sleeping warriors, and make them prisoners.
After this method of warfare had been used successfully by both opponents, and when each side had captured all their adversaries, the war was bound to come to an end owing to lack of combatants.
Reads like a piece of damphoolishness to us.
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