British Ship Forced Back by Japanese Crew Dispute Hongkong, Jan. 28.
The Chinese-owned ship Wah Ping Yat, registered in Hongkong and flying the British flag. was forced to seek refuge in Macao to-day after being pursued by a Japanese warship, according to reports reaching here.
A water police patrol launch reported here this morning that it had sighted two vessels flying the Panamanian flag under escort of a Japanese warship proceeding toward the Ladrone Islands. The vessels under escort were believed to have been carrying war materials which the Japanese blockade had been waiting to intercept.—United Press.
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