Tokyo, June 18, a telegraphic. message to the Japanese Foreign Ofice today," Me. Teisujiro Kuwacri, Japanese consul at Sourabaya, declared that the staff members of the Japanese Consulate were unable to. confirm the alleged landing of British soldiers on the! Islands of the Netherlands East Indies. Air. Kumaori declared that investiga: ons had been carried out for fed la reply to a query by the For "The Japanese Consu's message was
eign Office asking that enquiries be made regarding a rumour circulated fon June 12 that British soldiers had Janded on the islands—Domel.
Tokyo, June 10, Japanese papers are continuing to play. up all news which is favourable to Germany. Omcial and unofficial dides are reported to. be closely Watching all possible future developments in Europe which might affect the position of the French colonies.
'The "Asahi Shimbun" says seems that some circles are already advocating that France should place French Indo-China and New Cole donia, the position of which deeply affect' Japan, under a joint Anglo-'Japanese guarantee. these colonial issues in East Asia, we can no longer ignore Germans"s voice, snd its fature trend will have much relationship Japan's policy' towards the south," the paper adds—Reuter.
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