Transfer of Ownership we years ago, he was appointed to it position with the new was. of a very cheerful Stic disposition, and did to brighten the lives of those and was always very be sadly missed.
survived by his wife daughters to whom extend their deepest y or them sad loss.
service will be held at "of International Directors at 5 p.m. today.
Questioned as to why the s. Norge, fying the flag of Panama, had been seized in Tsingtao about December 30, the Japanese naval spokesman at yesterday's press conference stated that the transfer of the vessel's ownership may have been illegal. The Japanese authorities were investigating this point. It had been stated that the Norge formerly had belonged to the China Merchants Steamship Ca.
In response to a question as to whether the ship and crew had been taken to Dairen,* the spokesman thought that it was probable that officers and crew had remained in the ship and she may have been instructed to proceed to Dairen.
A correspondent asked what the procedure would be regarding five other vessels, formerly carrying the Banks in North Tinian, to which it was replied that Chinese flag which had become Pana-
if the naval authorities learned that [ay Be Reorganized [Finance and the Federal 5 lank of the "Provisional foa i£," according to the "Yung their transfer had been illegal, they might seize them at an opportune time.
The fact that the cargo was consigned to Japanese merchants in Tsingtao made no difference to the Japanese navy, the spokesman added; Japanese and foreign consignes would be treated alike. of the long history of the Tientsin, says the paper, would be impossible for them to
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