The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
Japan Regrets Bombs
 Hit Yankee Gunboat
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were permitted to send messages regarding the bombing.
 A telephone call between the United Press Tokyo and New XorK bureaus was arranged by the Japa- nese foreign ofice at the request Sf the American embassy, but only 6n the understanding that no con- troversial news would be trans mnitted.
 nj addition to protesting the news ban, Ambassador Grew cabled Co the state department at Wash ington reporting it and asking 1t to issue a statement there to ensure distribution free of any censorship. < Informants said that m 8 20- minute talk with Grew, Foreign Minister Toyoda apologized as well as expressed the governments re- gret over the Tutila bombing.
 :. Previously Acting Vice Foreign Minister Kumaichi Yamamoto had Visited Grew to express regret for the Tutuila bombing and the chief aide of Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, navy minister, had expressed the 1lavy's rgret to Comdr. Hnri Smith, Hutton, American naval attache.
 ; Because of the censorship inside >Uapan, the Japanese public knew nothing of the bombing of the .Tutuila, and stocks rkemained nor- 9fnal because traderse likewise knew nothing of the incident.
 ; The newspapers published special dispatches from Japanese naval base asserting that nine naval air sequadrons, the largest single forma- wtion since the outbreak of the ~ChineSe-Japanese war, had raided NChungking yesterday for seven hours without pause, thoroughly sRlestroying military establishments" 7" - It was in this raid on the much Bombed Chinese temporary capital T9hat the 307-ton Tutuila, lying in the Yangtze river with its comple- 4knent of aboupt 60 officers and men, Ras involved in the bombing.
 % (United Press dispatches from 3Chungking and Shanghai said that 49ne of the Tutuila'S boats was de- &troyed by bombs. One bomb fell teight yards from the Tutuila, an- Rther 20 yards away. Bombs fell s3ear the American embassy and the 1Etandard Oil plant).
 @e Japan moved further to bring its Industry under strict government control today when the general 3hobilization committee approved an s9rdipance authorizing the reorgani- ssation of industries to insure gov- Nrnment priority on essential goods. @ Another special ordinance was s@ppuroved for the reclamation on a Aational scale of iron and copper. VI The newspaper Nichi Nichi, con1- .aanenting on the ordinances, said 1t ~Nas vitally important to strengthen Ghe internal structure because of Etie gradual tightening of encircle- Anenk
 Mot only have Britain and the Emitted States induced the Nether- NAnds East Indies to take part in en- %trclement but they are trying to Bring Latin- American countries into &heir camp" Nichi Nichi said
 = Quoting Thailand newspapers, Tichl Nicl1i said negotiations for a RritiSh- Chniese military Alliance was making progress. Un- %oIild send China supplies and ,saer the alliance" 1t said, Britain
 Would establish assembling plants n India and Burma and at Singa- sort to make planes ready for China. Attempts would be made to induce Ihinese residents of South Seas areas and the natives to support Inc alliance" Nichi Nichi said, and 3nally simultaneous with Brit &in'S declaration of war on Japan, &hina's troops would be sent south- %ard Coward Burma and Malaya) 10 light under British command.
 Freeze More Assets
 = Tokyo. July 3l--Japan will freeze assets of Australia, Burma and British Malaya, effective tomorrow, 4 was announced today.
 = The freezing order was issued in Retaliation for similar action against Japanese assets taken by @heSe states, notification of which Mas received yesterday.
 = General licenses, 1t was announc- cd, will be issued to cover checks Outstanding prior to July 31.
 ~ Finance Minister Masatsune 0gura, in a new statement, de- Nlared that Japan must expect in- Ereasing Anglo-American pressure n the future so long as she re- Mnains at loggerheads with those bowers over her greater East Asia Eo-prosperity program.
 ~ Nevertheless, he said, Japan scannot retreat even one step from Aa af %tructing the greater East Asia CO., @rosperity sphere"
 @ we owe it to more than 100000 Xoldiers who have died on the con- &inent," he said, and to the more Fthan 20,000,000,0o yen in expendi- @klires since outbreak of the China &ffair to establish new order in East Asia and contribute to world speace."
 E He said that success in settling the China affair was the most vital 4actor in Japan's future program And would provide short cut tc 3ar eastern peace.
 N Fighter Planes Armed
 % Saigon, French Indo-C China, July 31 - (UP) - Japanese fighting planes and bi-motored bombers, the first to arrive in southern Indo- China, landed at the Saigon Air Aeld today and Japanese forces oi Occupation pushed on into Pnom. eenh, capital of the ancient king. 1om of Cambodia, bordering Thai sand (Siam).
 % Activities of land and air force! s1l the way from Saigon to Cam. 6odia were accompanied by move snents of from 50 to 60 Japanest
 Rarships lying of Cape St. Jacques