The Archive · 1938

Mail Avoiding Siberia

Tokyo, Apr. 21.

Postal authorities today requested various quarters concerned to route mail for Europe by way of America or Canada, as a result of suspicions that mail bound for Europe by way of Siberia often is tampered Domei.

During his nine-day journey, the War Minister visited Shanghai, Nanking, Hangchow,—Shihchachwang, Tsinan, Tsingtao and other cities.

General Sugiyama was accompanied by Colonel Mamoru Hara, Director of the War Ministry's Press Bureau, and other officers.

'This was General Sugiyama's second visit to China in the past three weeks. On March 30 he flew to Peiping, returning here by way of Tsingtao on April' 2. He was accompanied by his secretary, Lieut.-Col. Shigeichiro Yamamoto, During his second trip, General Sugiyama visited both the Central China and the Tsinpu fronts—Domel,

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