JAPAN’S ANGER

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 8

JAPAN’S ANGER

CRITICISM OF AMERICA NEW ORDER IN ASIA INTO SOVIET’S ARMS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlg&t) (Received Nov. 4, 3.15 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 3 A message from the Shanghai correspondent of the New York Times states that while the Japanese are hurrying preparations for Wang'Ching Wei’s installation, the general Japanese indignation against America is steadily mounting, despite occasional appeasing statements. In Tokio statesmen and high Japanese military figures declare: “America is driving us into the arms of Russia through refusal to recognise the new order in East Asia.” Obviously it is hoped that the dangers of a Russo-Japanese rapprochement will cause the United States to modify its stand. Japan’s army leaders are insistent that they would prefer to meet Russia halfway instead of appeasing America. Only the naval and diplomatic classes prefer friendship with the democracies, if obtainable, since they are without delusions that Russia will for long permit Japan to retain her planned hold on China. HOSPITAL WRECKED JAPANESE AIR RAID SEVERAL CHINESE CASUALTIES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyrlgncj (Received Nov. 4, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 3 The Shanghai correspondent of the American Press says the Church Missionary Society has advised the British Embassy that the hospital at Hingwa, south-west of Foochow, was wrecked by a Japanese air raid on Wednesday. There were several Chinese casualties.