Honolulu, Apr. 2.
"I have no knowledge. of any American warship approaching any island under Japanese mandate."
In passing sentence on the accused, "Mr. Justice Asquith said that the "methods of gangsters will not be tolerated in this country and such a crime will receive no clemenc; Reuter. declared Admiral Bloch, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, commenting upon Japanese press allegations that an American warship had mysteriously appeared north-east of an island in the Carolines group.
Admiral Bloch added he also had Granting de facto recognition of the anschluss, the Czechoslovakian Government has closed its legation in Vienna, no knowledge of further Japanese allegations that American warships and planes are being concentrated near islands under Japanese mandate while carrying out manceuyres.—Havas,
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