The Japanese naval nounced at the press conference yesterday that the port of Hhimen in Chekiang will be closed today at 11 The closure, it was stated, would bbe carried out by means of obstructions and dangerous objects.
Due to the necessity of military operations the entrance to the harbour would be closed... The authorities requested that all third party vessels should be notified through their Consulates to leave the harbour by the seheduted time, "The Japanese authorities," a spokesman stated, "cannot assume any responsibility for, loss, either direct or indirect, which may be suffered by third party vessels remaining the harbour after noon."
He added that the dangerous.objects would be laid to the south of Sungpuchow. In view of the fact that Haimen would become a zone of Inostilities the evacuation of third parly nationals was also requested. The object of the closure, he said, was to strengthen the blockade,
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