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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21362, 5 March 1941, Page 6

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FRANCE AND JAPAN INDO=CHINA DISPUTE WILL MEET AGAIN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) ) (Received March 5, 3.15 p.m.) TOKIO, March 4 The Domei News Agency, in a broadcast, said it is reliably understood that M. Charles Henry, French Ambassador, and Mr Matsuoka, Foreign Minister, failed to reach complete agreement of views when they conferred late today. The agency indicated that they would meet again, probably tomorrow morning. The agency said the Cabinet’s Information Office issued the following communique: “The French Ambassador called on the Foreign Minister today and held an important interview concerning the Japanese plan for a settlement of the Thailand-French Indo-China border dispute.” SETTLEMENT EXPECTED CONCESSIONS TO THAILAND AGREEMENT BY FRANCE LOSS TO INDO-CHINA (United Press Assn—Elec* Tel. CopyrisTit) (Received March 5, 3.15 p.m.) SAIGON, March 4 General Koike, chief of staff of the Japanese forces in fndo-China, declared: '‘The Franco-Japanese delegates will sign peace on Wednesday or Thursday. Vichy has agreed in principle to the Thai-Japanese demands. Indo-China will lose some territory but not as much as was originally demanded.” | He complained that French j soldiers were terrorising the Japan- j ese, several of whom have received j injuries. Japan is continuing to ship large amounts of arms and munitions to Thailand. Setback to Japan Viscount Ishii announced that prior to the meeting of Mr Matsuoka and M. Henry Japan presented a modi- I lied proposal and was determined to j complete the negotiations under | mediation before the armistice ends j on Friday. After the meeting there were in- j dications that the Japanese consid- j ered the result of the meeting another j setback to their efforts for a swift I settlement of the controversy. The Asahi’s Saigon correspondent says increasing French hostility to the Japanese reached a climax when four French officers assaulted four Japanese at the Saigon Palace Hotel on Sunday evening. Plain clothes police and French spectators aided the officers and inflicted heavy injuries on the Japanese. The Japanese Consul, Mr Takashima, on Monday protested to the French Governor. SCARCITY OF FOOD CONDITIONS IN JAPAN PRESSURE BY GERMANY (United Press Assn—Elec. Tel. Copyright! BATAVIA, March 3 Thirty-six Dutch evacuees from Kobe have arrived in Sourabaya. They stated that the German Legation staff at Tokio numbers 300, and is exerting full pressure on the Japanese Government. The evacuees described economic conditions in Japan as bad. There \ is a scarcity of food and the rice crop has failed. There is a shortage of woollen clothing and shoes are difficult to , purchase. There are no metal household ; utensils or nails. SMALLER NEWSPAPERS BIG CUT IN ENGLAND > 1 (United Pres* Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copy rig ill) ] LONDON, March 3 j At the Government’s request a £ further substantial cut in newsprint consumption is being made from March 16. It is forecast tnat more cuts will be made in the following three months. The present reduction will necessitate penny daily papers being reduced to two issues of four pages and four of six pages a week instead i of six issues of six pages as hitherio. i Twopenny papers will be reduced 1 from 12 pages to 10 per issue. i The number of copies which each £ newspaper will be allowed to print. 1 will also be limited by allocation of c the weekly tonnage of newsprint. c