Tokyo, Feb. 12.
Japan today denounced the treaty of arbitration and conciliation which Was signed between Japan and Holland in 1933. The denunciation will become effective on August 11 and has as Ils purpose, the negotiation ofa new treaty.
The Japanese decision to abrogate the treaty may have an important bearing on the economic relations between the Netherlands Indies and Japan, and on the outcome of the European war from which Japan wishes to Keep aloof.
There can be no doubt in that Japan doss not wish to have her hands tied la the present Kaleidoscopic. inter-
Japanese Fear Air Raid on Moji Tokyo, Feb. 8.
The Chinese Air Force is planning an air raid on Japan, the Moji Defence Headquarters understood today, and the defences of the city were being strengthened in anticipation of the ari attack. No details of the expected raid were unnounced.—United Press. national situation, A. Foreign Office Spokesman told me today that the nunciation has no political signi-
cording to" which the Netherlands Goer ned ding reports es tioned regarding reper
ere Building three batleerulses for the Dutch Indies, the spokcomam said ton-committally that the Netherlands Government may have found this fecesary tu the interests of defence
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