Tokyo, Oct, 20. The Indian Government has suspended the issue of further licences for the export of serap fron and steel to Japan, states a semicoflicial Japanese report. capable of handling trate 10 the extent of 100 tons daily. It is surmised here that the Japanese are fully prepared to bomb the highway in Chinese territory from Indo-China 'AL present the Japanese are show ing more interest In the possibility of the Hongkong route being reopened.
appears that the Consul-General in Hongkong, Mr. Okazaki, has been Jquestioning the' Hongkong author on this point. without receiving much satisfaction. Tt is believed that should the Hongkong route be opened a serious siivation might result, taking some form of blockade.
The American Embassy here continues to be pessimistic about the situation. This pessimism is not due cither to the reopening of the Buri Road or British and American gov: ernment action, but rather to a fear of some unexpected and serious incident somewhere. Such an incident might set off the fuse. The Ameorics [school in Tokyo, attended chiefly British "and. American. children har decided to remain open ax usual, United Stater, the paper sald—United Press.
Marching to the Grave?
Tokyo, Oct. 20, Britain should realize' that she "is marching toward her own grave by sarily meddling in the Fat Enst," the "Nichi Nichi" declared in prominent editorial this morning as this leading metropolitan daily, to-ether with the "Asahi Shimbun. luential vernacular chain of new papers, vehemently assailed Britain land America over' the reopening. of the Burma route.
"The newspapers declared that the reopening of the Burma route "didn't surprise us at all," as Japan "long hax Tong been steering from total Jacko Jef Anglo-American understanding The "Nehi Nichi" stated that Britain and "America doubtless took steps "fully expecting the disadvan ages to the Far Charing Britain with bad faith in view of the arrival of the first route motor convoy at Kunming on October 17, the eve of the official reopening of the Burma highway, the "Nichi Nichi" said that Japan's silence Japanese air force was poised to) strike at the Burma route, the news paper said that the expectations of the would come while Britain and Ameri-Jean would soon discover "how foolish they" were to be dragged into the whirlpool by their anti-japanese de-which has irritated said the daily, "one bot ignore" Aniglo-American attempts assist Chiangt Kal-shake while "Ue was no reason why she shouldn't freely adopt adequate measures."
The "Asahi Shimbun minimized military value of the reopened Burma Toad, as cited in a -dispateh from ti "New "York Times" by Mr. Hallett Abend, Shanghai correspondent of the Journal, who pointed "out that the effects of the reopening would be [most psychological. expected. that Brit will attempt to strengthen thi avenue of assistance to Eh Inasmuch as. this t Chiang Kai-shek has!
hed this stage, all we can do now' is to deal. hamm¢ the "Asahi" concluded—Deres
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