Doumer will come into port on Thursday," stated an official of the Messageries Maritimes yesterday when asked by the "North-China Daily News" whether any further news had been received concerning the sudden, last-minute delay to the President Doumer on the eve of her departure from Japan, The Doumer was expected to arrive in Shanghai yesterday morning and to sail in the early afternoon, but a wireless message was suddenly received from the master of the ship to the effect that the ship had been detained by the Japanese authorities.
Few details as to what was the cause of the delay were available yesterday, but it is understood that ihe Japanese authorities ordered the detention of the French liner at Kokura when it was reported that photographs of the Inland Sea had been taken from the ship, The In land Sea is said to be one of Japan': most heavily-fortified areas, many of the islands being devoted to naval colleges, museums and other establishments, A French consular official was Immediately despatched to the scene by the French Embassy in Tokyo, and it is understood that a report on the matter will be sent to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
naster of the President Doumer yesterday wirelessed to the Shanghai office to the effect that he thought the ship would be able to sail duing the day and that he expected to anghai, on the way h to Marseilles, on Thursday.
The company hopes to be in a definite position to-day to arrange details of tender services, etc, and the ship will probably tie up at the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.'s Hongkew Wharf some time to-morrow morning.
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