Signed Tokyo, Dec, 1.
'An agreement for the inauguration a regular air' service between Japan and. Thailand (Siam) was signed at Bangkok at 10 yesterday morning, said" the Foreign Office Spokesman at today's press conference.
"The agreement, he added, was signa ed by Mr, Kuramatsu Murai, the Japanese Minister, and Major-General Luang Pradist Manudharm, the For-cigs Minister of Thailand.
Tt had originally been arranged to sign the agreement on November 21, but owing to matters of procedure, it bad to be postponed until Novem ber 30.
Tt is understood that, in accordance with the agreement, a regular air service between Japan and Thailand will started in February.—Reuter. hich Japan would enjoy "the. most bilities of a modus vivendi under
Favoured nation treatment" following the lapse of the Japanese-American Trade Treaty on January 26.
Wellsnformed quarters, however, doubt whether matters have reached Such a stage. Nevertheless, they at-{ch significance tothe fact that Japan thos made the first approaches. They fare of the opinion that this marks Fealization of the gravity of the situa ton that is Mkely to arise with the lapse of the Trae Treaty.—Reuter Chichibu, one of his first visits Prince Chichibu Chief of stof of the Japanese Japanese Military Appointments Tokyo, Dec. 1 Lieut.-General Masaaki Honda was appointed Assistant Chief of Stam of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces 0 (China, the Ministry of War announced today Lieut.-General Honda distinguished. himself at the Mongolian and Shanst fronts and was rewarded with a letter of appreciation, He commanded Lieut.-General Mitsune—Ushijima was named Commander of the Formosan Avmy. "He returned to Japan recently after distinguishing hhimseit in Japanese operations in. North China. "He was inthe same Military" "Academy class as Lieut General Seishiro Itagaki, Chief of [Sta of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China, and Licut.-General Rikiehi Ando, Commander of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces, to South China, Other changes announced vy the Ministry included:
Lieut.-Colone! Shultsu Matsumura was named Chief of the Army Prest Bureau of the Imperial General Head~
Maj-General Saburo Isoda was ap= pointed Military Attache to the Japan-eve, Embassy in the United States, Colonel "Kiyotomi "Okamoto was named Military Attache to the Jopanjose, Embassy. in Germany.
Colonel Shikao Fujizuka was appointed Military Attache to the Japan-Legation in Rumania, Colonel /Eiicht Tatsumi to the same post in the Japanese Embassy in Great Britain, sey in tal
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.