The Archive · 1939

Another Foreign Vessel Searched

Japanese Destroyer Stops Portuguese Ship Santarem; Purser Locked in Cabin

Stop er we will fire on you"

TI he message signalled to the Po ugvese-owned Shanghai coastal Santarem, which was stepped b a Japanese destroyer off the Cheki ang coast on Friday, it was rev i when the ship arrived at Shanghai after being boarded and searched by an armed party from the warship Among the foreigners aboard the vessel at the time of the search were Messrs. Irving S. Brown of the U.S. Consulate; D. Gill and Mark L. Moody, and Inspector J. Watson of the Shanghai Municipal Police.

In an interview with a representative of the "North-China Daily New yesterday Mr. Moody remarked on the politeness of the Japanese boarding party and on the tactfulness of C:

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