Tientsin, June Japanese firms with godowns in the British and French Concessions here today ordered a speeding-up of the removal of merchandise stored in their properties in those two res moved politicians" be eliminated from the Japanese Government and Japan's relations with "friendly powers"
Japan is resolved to pursue a resolute policy against "China and against all third Powers who conduct fu antieJapanese policy in that country, the "Asahi Shimbun" declares, adding the assertion that "if neces: sary, Japanese undertakings regarding the British and French concessions in Tientsin will be revoked."
Political ciretes are particularly terested in an article written by Mr. Ohashi, Manchoukuo municipal coun-the states that since Japan late with General Chiang, Kai-shek, the same altitude should be observed towards Britain' and Soviet Russia, clear, this writer declares, that Japan cannot successfully complete the China campaign unless the nonce of third Powers is eliminated, He insists that Japan should execute swith "undeviating determination" programme for the reconstruct Asia without regard for the rights ud interests of third parties, so that the China conflict may be brought to a speedy' conelusion—Trans-Ocean, Tension Admitted Tokyo, June 9.
While admitting that a tense situation "apparently" existed in Tientsin, a spokesman for the Foreign Office today declined to divulge the nature: of the steps which the Japanese authorities in the North China port intended to take
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