Customs Said to Be Fair Game For Seizures Tokyo, Nov. 23.
Concurrence with the requests. regarding the administration of the Chinese official organs in Shanghai and the suppression of anti-Japanese activities made to the Municipal Council by Japanese consular and military authorities was voiced to-day by high Government omcials.
The Chinese Maritime Customs: the ofcials pointed out, Is "nomina ally and actually" an organ of the Chinese Government, although in the past it had enjoyed a "unique ex-Istence", Sir Frederic Maze, Inspec for-General of the Chinese Customs, they added, is an official of China, For this reason, it was emphasized, the Customs can not be regarded differently from any' other Chinese oficial organs in the aren now con-rolled by the Japanese Army, The Japanese military forces, the officials said, were thus justified in seizing the launches of the Maritime Customs.
The administration of the Post Office in the Shanghai area, the off-dals asserted, will be regarded in the same light as that of the Customs,—Domel.
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