Baron Hiranuma intimated that the ordinary budget for 1939-40, as compiled by the Konoye Cabinet, would be adopted by his Government.
The cóntinuity of Japan's financial! policy, he went on, was evidenced by sumption of the portfolio of ed the outgoing Minister of Seihin Ikeda, as vice-avent ihe appointment of Prince Konoye as Minister without "portfolio, he pointed out that there vere twá precedents in Japanese his-ory for the appointment of a miniser without portfolio.
All members of the new Cabinet including the former Premier, Prince Konoye, tended its second meeting, at 10.40 this morn-
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ro Arita, Minister for For-airs, explained to his colleajesting the relations between and China.—Reuter.
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