Amoy, May 20.
Kulangsa and "Amoy "are tae sepsrabiy: bound: together in the Ihnintenance, of peace and order, 0s ell arm he promotion of welfare man Of the Amoy ofice of the "China prosperity declared a. Spokes:
Afats Boord™ Woday.
Tie alleged that Japan, had made strenuous efforts to. make AmOy. 8 fnodel place in. China in. the. past TP'months asa result of which, peace and order was well maine tained in Amoy. '"Correcty ing." the spokes. spe: "Kulangsu forms a part of Amoy. But Kulangsu has been. turned ito a base for anti Japanese operations, as well a5 0 base for' operations" for disturbing the rear of the Japanese forees in Amoy. That is the reason," he continued, "why the Japanese Fleet has suspended trame between Kulangsu and the mainland, 'The spokesman' declared that the van on junk traffic between Kulangsu and "the mainland was primarily designed to prevent the smuggling of Jawless elements and Chinese spies from the mainland into Amoy and Kulangsu, As for the hitch in the supply of daily necessities, which he admitted probably was caused by the ban, the spokesman assured the inhabit: ants of Kulangsu that the Japanese authorities were prepared to take adequate measures to ameliorate the situation—Reuter.
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