Taken by Japanese action would infringe Japanese ights under International Law and warning that overt incidents grawing out of the Nanking Government's order would: cause a serious situation, Tokyo, May 15.
It is learned that the Government takes a serious view of Nanking's notification of May 13 that National Government has ordered the commander of the Manchurian sea force to halt and search all vessels entering or leaving Tientsin in order to prevent arms and munitions from reaching the Northern militarists, It is understood that the Japanese Government intends to reply to the soon, alleging that suck The Japanese Government hopes that no such overt incidents will occur, believing that it is unlikely that Admiral Shen Hung-lich, the Manchurian naval commander and a subordinate of Marshal Chang Heueh-liang, will obey Nanking's We understand that the order issued at Nanking. also covers the search lof foreign morsels at Tsingtao, besides Tientsin, and that the contention ad-Vaneed "by" certain offeials of the Powers mest closely concerned is that such a search would infringe treaty Fights—Ed.
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