Tokyo, Aug. 12.
The Japanese Government today moved closer to the Nazi system with the Cabinet's decision to convert the existing Cabinet Information Bureau into a Propaganda Bureau embracing} all information offices.
The new bureau will absorb the Foreign OMce, War and Navy information bureaus as well as_the Home Ministry's censorship depart. ment to unify the Propaganda Bureau.
Tokyo, Aug. 16.
Spreading wings southward to the' -Jequator, Japanese civilian aviation will establish new travel facilities on January 1, 1941, in the Japanese Soulh Seas Mandated Islands.
The new elreult course will cover the round trip distance of 10,620 kilometres and will link Parlay, Truk, Saipan, Ponape and Joluit.
Test fights over the proposed routes: will be carried out on August 28 the Dai Nippon Airways. Limited. When open to the public, the round trip will be made possible in seven.
Foreign coast shipping along the central qn South China' coasts was Femninded by. Meat-Admiral Masao anacnta, spokesman. for the Navy SGitce, that the aren: which [nad been Sarsed fo tea by reason of military necessity had been entended today, Clnsed aren represents extention of prescrived sone precatined by 'Vices Nominal Shigaure' Shimada, Com: anderincchiet ofthe. Japsnese Chinn Sees Fleet, on July 18 Reae-Aamiral anozawa, concluded wit the nope al foreign shipe would pay attention to. the resretons=
The chief secretary of the Cabinet, Mr, Kenji Tomita, said that the purpose of the move was "Yor the attain ment of unified and quick publicity services."
The vernacular press, however, interpreter the proposed expansion us Tink inthe establishment of the Widely heralded new political struc-_ ture, Informed quarters predicted that the new bureau would exercise stricter control of the press. Mr. Nobufuml Io, former Minister to Poland, was appointed chief of the new bureaunUnited Press,
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