It is understood that the flying of the "Reformed Government" flag over local Customs buildings and from Customs vessels in the Shanghai har-hour does not indicate a material change in the Customs administration here.
"Five-barred flags have already flown from the Government buildings in the North in territory no longer controlled by the de jure Government. But the administration of the northern Custom Houses has not been materially altered. As a matter of fact, during the last two decades, it is well known that various Custom Houses have on several occasions exhibited Chinese flags of different designs under force majeure exercised by local de facto authorities, while the Custom Houses remained under the control of the Inspectorate.
"Ordered by Reformed Regime"
Asked yesterday to make a statement, the Japanese Embassy spokesman at the daily press conference, said that he was not in a position to do so. It was asserted, however, that the "Reformed Government" had Ordered the five-barred flag to be to raised.
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