The readiness of the Japanese Navy to cope with any emergency arising on the Pacific was "all inclusive,"
Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai, Navy Minister, said. Questions of fuel supply, new construction and other matters were all being taken into consideration in the preparedness programme, he added.
This statement was made in reply to Baron Sakamoto who asked if the Navy had enough fuel supplies to deal with a crisis and urged the development of Japan's petroleum re-yesterday over a period of 30 minutes between 4 and 5 p.m. A report to this effect was made by Kashing Road Police Station and it was believed that the sounds came from Japanese warships firing from their positions in the Yangtze River at Chinese guerillas on the banks.
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