Tokyo, Oct. 17, Early retirement of Mr. Yosuke [Matsuoka from his present' post of managing director of the' South 'Manchurian Railway is predicted by the "Asahi Shimbun'
Political circles" interpret flits report as meaning that Prince Konoye intends 10 appoint Mr Mate sucha to the post of Foreign Minis. ter for which he would be "qualified by his previous career in the diplo-
*|Japan Indignant at French Attitude Tokyo, Oct. 11.
Public opinion at the attitude adopted by France has again been, roused following the Japanese protest, against the intention of the French colonial authorities in Indo-China to place an embargo on the export of iron ore from Indo-China, The -"Kokumin Shimbun" in a teading article today describes this and other recent measures adopted in Indo-China "as bearing a pronounced anti-Japanese character. The [Puper then goes on to warn France and Great Britain against carrying on joint machinations in South China which, it states, will become the main basis of Gen, Chiang Kal-shek's operations after the fall of Hankow.
Radical political circles here are again demanding the military occupation by Japanese forces of important towns along the southern coast of China in order to frustrate the Anglo-French plans.—Trans-Ocean.
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