Tokyo, Feb. 15.
'A. reported evacuation' order Australians residing in Japan was denied by a spokesman of the Austra-Vian Legation today who said that he "knew nothing" of the report that Mr. Frederick Stewart, Australian Minister for External Affairs, had in= [structed Sir John Greig Latham, Australian Minister in Tokyo, 0 warn Australians to leave Japan—Domel, Responsibility Assumed Canberra, Feb. 15, The leader of the Australian Labour Party, Mr. John Curtin, accepted full responsibility for the statement appearing under his name and that of the acting Prime Minister, Mr, A. W. Faden, that the war had entered 9 new phase of the "utmost gravity."
Mr. Curtin said the statement was made In order to inform the Aust isn people of the real position Reuter.
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