Yokohama, Feb. 29.
The British auxiliary cruiser Kanimbla (10985 tons) arrived off Yokohama today with nine of the Germans taken from the Asama Maru, who are being handed back to Japanese authorities today.
A representative of the Japanese Foreign Office and the British Naval Attache are expected to be present when the Germans are returned to the Japanese, for Later the Germans were sent ashore in a launch and taken to the Yokohama harbourtmaster's office, where their passports were examined.
About 50 Japanese cameramen and reporters were on the jetty, but the Germans were not permitted to talk. The whole proceedings were carried out in a very orderly manner.
It is understood the Germans will be handed over by the Japanese to the German Consul-General at Yokohama, and later be accommodated at
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