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STIRRED UP BY JAPAN IN JAVA TROUBLE CAUSED BY LOOTING. DUTCH FORCES STILL FIGHTING IN JUNGLES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) NEW YORK, May 26. The Japanese are encountering a hornets’ nest in the Netherlands East Indies, according to reports reaching Washington, says the “New York Times.” The usually placid natives have turned -against them, apparently because of widespread Japanese looting. The situation has developed to a point that is beyond control by executions, and it is believed the trouble will spread rapidly. A few days ago Javanese police attacked Japanese soldiers. The Japanese are unable to extend their control beyond the coasts, and the natives are secure in the jungles where Dutch forces are conducting guerilla warfare. The Dutch are well supplied with food, which was stocked up in advance, and seemingly they cannot be dislodged. Moreover, the destruction of the oil wells and refineries was so thorough that the Japanese are not expected to obtain petroleum for many months.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 May 1942, Page 3
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