But speaking seriously, and te side all questions of the equi Feporied yesterday. seven of them one' day. alone 'The only other cause one can susest, is that under the new dispense: tion' life has become so. dull and peaceful that people are committing hiekde out of sheer boredom.
Tokyo, Oct. 17.
The Japanese press today gave pro~ eminence to reports of the reopening, of the Burma road. scheduled for midnight tonight. "Japanese _news-Papers said Japan was "watching de-Velopments calmly but with a stern altitude because of the firm decision eliminate all Third Power aid to the! Chungking, Government."
Meanwhile, the Japanese prosy gave little attention to America's rearmament effort. Only short despatches Were printed concerning the regis {Yon of 16,400,000 Americans for mil tary service yesterday and little attention was given lo President Roosevelt's Registration Day address, The "Asahi Shimbun," which usual-gives liberal space to its special despatches from Washington and New York, failed to print any American defence news today.
Characterizing the Burma rood reopening as an Anglo-American realiatory step against the Tripartite Alliance, the "Asahi" warned that the Japanese Government would be forced take "proper effective measures" if British authorities ignored Japan's attitude and used Hongkong as a base for anti-Japanese activities.
The Japanese Consul-General at Hongkong has called the attention of Hongkong authorities (o the fact that ems which had been banned from the Burma route also were applicable to the Hongkong route, the "Asahi" sad, The newspaper said that the ayreement to prohibit all banned trafic over the Hongkong route does not expire, although the British were said to be maintaining the view that the Burma Toad reopening was applicable alga tothe Hongkong route.
The "Kokumin Shimbun" said that international developments. resulting. from" the Burma route reopening, would be of almost importance cause the Japanese Government's sation would be a "esting stone" of Japan's decision for an carly settle ment of the China Affair and the construction "of a Greater East Asia" Which Britain and the United States Were said to be obstructing.
"othe situation is past the gesture stage," the "Kokumin" said, "Action now necessary in order to bring Britain and the United States to their -nugai Shogyo" said Japanese re particular attention to the fact that ships from America, loaded with goods bound for Chungking. call once at Hongkong.—United Press Inpacae cal Ware one nine gra a ort of yesterday's Japanese air at~ ones ate a more said. edly to fly to aly interior and strike crushing blow."
"Heaven Helped Us"
Commander Yamamoto said his squadron encountered bad weather over Yunnan Province until "Heaven helped us" by clearing away the thick clouds.
He said hie squadron encountered neither Chinese planes nor Chinese ireraft fire while attacking izes along the Burma Road.
The "Kokumin Shimbun" today warned the Japanese people today that the situation in the Far East becoming more critical.
For the accomplishment of our rear objective in East Asia, as well Yor the pride of the Japanese Yee," the paper said, "we must be prepared both for war and peace with Britainand America." per id, depend entirely on Britain's ac~ Japan is "prepared to cope with any" situation with rin deter the paper alleged.
The paper said that Britain's reopening of the Burma Road. mani-"hostile attitude" toward Japan and could be traced to British cooperation with the United imitate" Japan.
Purpose of Anglo-
American collaboration, the "paper Stand against Britain and the
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