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Japs Expect
Invasion
Australian Associated Press
NEW YORK, Tuesday.— Tokyo Radio,
repeating its invasion, warnings, pre
dicted early landings by the Allies in
Japan.
"The baffle for fhe homeland will be fhe
decisive baffle of all decisive baffles," if stated.
Recalling Japan's naval victory
Domel News Agency (quoted by
Tokyo Radio), said:
"Our forces are wafting for
the decisive moment to smash
the enemy beyond ability to re
cover with one deadly stroke.
"Our crack Army arid Navy
forces are not permitting these
enemy activities without counter-
strategy. For that decisive mo
ment of battle it is vitally neces
sary that we should conserve our
strength, and strike with lightning
effect.
"We must not. move until the
.time, is, ripe. . Wo.,nust—not play
into tlie enemy's hands."
(This broadcast was made Just
before the Third Fleet's third
bombardment of the Japanese
coast. I
Tokio Radio stated that the
Japanese Prime Minister (Ad
miral Suzuki) conferred with the
Emperor Hirohito, reported on
"general administration."
The announcer voiced a fear
that the Australian and Dutch
troops invading Borneo might soon
"vault the Macassar Strait and
make Celebes .the next battle-
front."
This island, Tokyo Radio said,
had strengthened its defences
with phenomenal success.
It was'- em lilted tint at„ least
4000 Australian :and Dutch soldiers
had been killed or wounded in
Borneo up to July 10.
WAR MAY EYD SOONER
The Herald Special Service
NEW YORK, Tuesday. —
Allied naval and air assaults
on Japan's mainland have led
tVocbln irfnn mitifnYv! AXfierts
to stress the possibility of
Japan quitting within six
months, and the certainty of
victory before the end of 1946.
The primary objective of Ad
miral Halsey's fleet sorties against
i Japan was to search out and dc-
! stray Japanese plane reserves.
These reserves have either "gone
into smoke or gone up irt smoke."
so the Allied fleets have been able
lo turn their attention to the next
item on the invasion list— destroy
ing war industries, shipping and
transport.
As a result, Washington mili
tary experts have revised their
opinion about the duration of the
Pacific war. Until this week, the
prevailing view was that, if the
Japanese did not fold up in six
months, the war probably would
drag on into 1947.
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