Honolulu, Dec. 27.
Rumours circulated here to-day said Japanese warships had been operating on the Pacific between Honolulu and the American mainland for weeks. The source of the rumours gould nct be traced.
One version of the rumour seid Japanese warships possibly were responsible for the apparent disappearance of the freighter, Haida, which sailed from Seattle, Wash. carrying a cargo of sulphur to China. The freighter was expected to re-coal in Hawaii late in November, but has not been heard from here since leaving Seattle. As far as could be ascertained locally, the Haida never arrived in China—
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