Tokyo, Aug. 12.
From Siberia to the Netherlands East Indies developments yesterday indicated that Japan was girding herself for a full scale economic war. "These developments included 1. Approval of four ordinances to ihe. general Japanese mobilization act designed to shift the nation economleally and financially to a full war ing.
2. The Statement made by Mr. Kaname Wakasugi, Japanese Minis-Yer to Washington, who now ig in los Angeles that the United Stai was much concerned regarding Th: Jand's future position and that Amer.
"seem prepared with resolu: arranging to enforce by step all counter-measurer against any action Japan may take."
"Hochi" Report 3, The f'Hochi" int that the that she and concerted" defensive measures if a "Third Power" attacked the Netherlands Hast Indies.
4, füdlally discounted—that Japan indicated she refused to permit United States war supplies to Teach Vladivostok on the grounds that such materials might be design-
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bulk of the Japanese expeditionary gripied Saigon announcing that the force was sent to Cambodia which orders Thailand.
Mr. Wakasugi's statement was made thy telephone to the Nichi Nichi." The statement was received with great interest as it coincided with in-greasing reports that the United States, Britain, Russia and China were cooperating.
The Imperial Council approved four ordinances affecting stock exchange operations, shipping and appraisal of corporation owned stocks as well as price control affecting more than 7,000 articles.—United Press. i oreign Office in an terview with Reuters. He added tht the border situation was peaceful. $9 that the Nomofiban demarcation ¢ot ference, which is being held on actual frontier, continued to woe harmoniously.
All Government officials interview ed by Reuters emphasized that precautionary activity which migi apparent in Manchoukuo was of purely defensive nature, meanwhile. the Russo-German cof flict arouses the greatest interest this part of the world and each pho: of this monster battle is splashed the front-pages of all newspapers Events Closely Followed Foreign communities in Manchol kuo follow events closely, particain ly the British and American colonic whose unenviable on cannot k denied. These circles generally e press the opinion that if sparks niu fly then the tinder-box is more like)
be in the south than in the nort Britons in Manchoukuo. excluding the Kwantung Leased Territor number nearly 300. comprising 229 the Mukden Consular Distric 70 in the Harbin District. majority of them are missier Americans number about 75.
Manchoukuo's - precautionary tivities for obvious reasons cannot published but it may be stated that they include certain travelling re. strictions, which ame unavoidable at the present time, and also occasional air-raid practices in cities, Manchoukuo follows Tokyo step by British step regarditig the freezing of assets of various countries, but in this connection restrictions are said to have been eased recently. and certüin Manchouküoan firms with British dr American capital have been allowed to resume operations—Reuter.
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