The Archive · 1939

Shanghai Not Unde

Blockade Threat — Shanghai, Aux. 24

Dealing with rumours of Jupaness action to isolate the Internationa Settlement, Col. Mabuchi, Head the Press' Bureau of the Japanese army, speaking at the Japanese press conference yesterday, expressed. the opinion that there was no likely hood of immediate measures, sini to those taken in Tfentsin, being adopted here.

He could not say what measur would be taken but, mnouneed on Aug. 22, both the Japanese army and navy felt bravely concerned ov what had taken thought, troops were secret he could not nothing on this point,

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