Shanghai, Dec. 4.
APANESE charges made in Tokyo that British ships had carried arms for guerillas along the Yangtze were denied in local British shipping circles yesterda; No reports of Chinese guerillas having boarded British vessels on the Yangtze were known in these circles where, on the contrary, it was alleged that Japanese troops had more than once forced British vessels to give them free transportation, In commenting on the statement made by Rear-Admiral Masao Kanazawa on Thursdi official, questioned by the "North-China Daily News" remarked that the Rear-Admiral's statement was curiously inaccurate in view of the fact that the Japanese authorities had free access to all reliable sources of information such as the Customs and the River Police.
{As will be. recalled, Rear-Admiral annzaya nated that 8000 rounds of munition and two uns were found] Aguord the Britah seamen: Wantung teh she came into port on. Novem "According to the real fects," the omelet stated, "the s Wantung did for ative in Shanghai on that day' But Was holy Tenwing", Brier 16 the departure' of the ateamer," the Chief Otcer inspected a roll of bed ding that had been brought on board unilentited Chinese and found Tot ie contained 060 rounds of rie ammunition. The oticer Immediately reported lis discovery to the French police, who in turn referred the mat-Ter to the Customs iver Bolles, "Acs cordingly, the. bedding and is con fonts wote handed over to the River Poltee at #30 asin. on November 29
"Rear-Admiral Kanazawa appears have confused. this aeizire. with, the discovery of 6000 rounds of smmuni= tion and. {wo" Mausere, which. were found' on the pontoon at' which the Portuguese steamer Faro was berthed the same day." his statement, the Japanese Ad. mirat"appaentiy' referred to. the felaure of arms and anmuitions On Board the British steamer in" subs Sanilating the Japanese assertion thal foreign vessels, operating in the Yang tee. estuary open to fise navigation Were transporting arms nnd: ammuni ons for the guerilis,
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