Tokyo, Aug. 26.
The Japanese Navy will not inter-fore in any way with the "peaceful trade" of third powers in her ban on Chinese shipping along the Chins coast from Shanghai to a point south of Swatow, the Japanese Foreign Office declared in a statement issueo to-day.
The Navy's ban on Chinese ship ping, the communique declared, w: established in order to cope with the increasingly dangerous situation caused by China's disregard of the safety of Japanese lives and property Chinese shipping will be prohibited in the area extending from 324 degrees north latitude and 121.44 degrees east longitude to 23.14 degrees north latitude and 116.48 degrees east longitude, the announcement declared, adding that the vi tual blockade Will be effective from 6 pin. August 25, 1937—Domei Paris View Paris, Aug. 26.
Serious international repercussions will follow if Japan carries out her alleged right to hail foreign ships in order to verify their nationality official circles here believe, and assert that such action is unlikely.
In connection with the blockade of the China coasts declared by. Japanese authorities, they point out that Japan has the right to carr; police searches of Chinese ships. not of foreign ships. Accordin maritime law a blockade must be proceeded by a declaration of and the neutral powers must be notified. War has not been declared between China and Japan and the Japanese Government has not forwarded any notification of the blockade to the Powers.—Havas.
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