PACIFIC ISSUES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 September 1941, Page 5

PACIFIC ISSUES

AMERICAN DISCUSSION WITH JAPAN MERELY EXPLORATORY AS YET. STATEMENT BY MR HULL. LONDON, August 31. There are no fresh developments in the Far East. The Tokio Press 'continues to speculate on the outcome of Prince Konoye's message to President Roosevelt. Mr Cordell Hull, United States Secretary of State, says the talks going on with the Japanese Ambassador m Washington are as yet merely exploratory. BRITISH SUBJECTS ADVISED TO LEAVE JAPAN. SHIP TO BE SENT SHORTLY. TOKIO, August 30. The British Embassy has advised non-essential Britons to evacuate the Japanese Empire and Manchukuo. The Embassy issued the following statement: — “In view of the freezing regulation a number of British subjects have declared their intention of leaving Japan at the first opportunity. In order to facilitate their departure the British Government will shortly send a ship to Japan. British subjects wishing to avail themselves of the opportunity are urged to get in touch with the nearest consular office.” The Embassy said it was unable todisclose the name of the ship or the date of its arrival. It was expecting the majority of the 300 Indian subjects in Japan to leave and also the majority of the 100 British, including 200 women, and 20 Australians and Canadians. It had not decided whether to permit American nationals to be evacuated on the British ship. FEARS OF WAR NERVOUSNESS & ANXIETY IN JAPAN. NEW YORK, August 30. The Shanghai correspondent of the Associated Press of America reports that 59 Americans who arrived there on the ship Tatuta Maru revealed that there is mounting nervousness and anxiety in Japan. The wealthier classes are rushing to rem houses outside the cities, fearing air raids in the event of war. The evacuees included United States army, navy and embassy officials. They said every obstacle had been placed in their path to prevent their departure. Passages were refused to 500 others though the ship had many empty berths.