Statement of. Japanese Spokesman; Neutral Ships Must Have Permits Japanese spokesmen at yesterday's also press conference took a definite stand On two issues which were raised—firstly, that they would take no measures to stem the influx of Jewish refugees, intimating that it was not their direct contem and, secondly, that foreign vessels, possessing extraterritorial rights, would have to have permits to proceed from Shanghai to ports in the occupied areas.
Mhe latter regulation would take place on June 1 and it was to be enforced to prevent the transport of essentials from occupied sectors to non-occupied areas. A correspondent wished to know why the rule was applied to neutral shipping, the reply being that it was a measure taken by the authority of the occupied terri-ory.
The arrival of the Jewish refugees, it was suggested, might add to the commercial growth of the port and Japanese would welcome them, if this were the case—their value was not defined as yet.
In reply to another question, the spokesman stated that Japan did not contemplate conversations with Germany to prevent visas being although it was admitted that emtgraand tion should be stopped at the source. Inasmuch as the "City Government" has taken over the control of the harbour and river police, could not this authority prevent immigration, 1t was asked, and the spokesman replied that it never was the custom to pre. vent the arrival legally of undesi ables.
A long discussion on Manchoukuo's official position on the status of Jewish immigration was brought to a close when a correspondent asked "if on a general basis they were welcome there." The reply was in the negative.
"Commercial Ingenuity" Feared Jewish emigrants flocking into the areas north of Soochow Creek are becoming a serious problem for the Japanese community, the "Shanghai Mainichi" said on Monday night.
Jewish "kingdoms" are being formed near the Astor House Hotel, in the Hongkew sub-agency building of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and in Yangtszepoo districts, the paper said.
It was possible, the journal stated, that these emigrants from Europe may encroach upon the rights and interests Of Japanese residents in Hongkew because of their "peculiar commercial ingenuity."
Their number already is 9,000 and it was expected that it will increase to, 20,000 within this year, the daily sai Chinese Injured in "Ta Tao" Shooting Gangster pistols went into action again in "Ta Tao" territory, shortly after 7 am. yesterday, when one man was seriously injured in the hip and thighs and eventually managed to drag himself unto Brennan Road, some 100 yards North from where the shooting had occurred. An emer-nervy ambulance was summoned and conveyed the man to the Red Cross Hospital on Avenue Haig.
In view of the fact that the shooting occurred in territory outside their jurisdiction, Settlement detectives did not investigate the case beyond questioning the injured man.
though no details were available on the subject, it was believed that he had not been a party to the shoot up but merely happened to be in the line of fire.
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