There had been a complete conception with regard {0 the situa tion at Swatow, a Japanese Navy spokesman revealed at_the press conference yesterday in Shanghai. The Japanese forces made a series open ports in China. Foreign report that a Japanese ultimatum het been delivered to the foreign Powers to evacuate their vessels from the appeared to have arisen he stated, white the British ratty "had revealed that Uilimatum hud been received.
'The Japanese authorities, in view of the necessity of mililaty opera~ tions, asked for the removal of for-ign' warships and" merchant vessels from Swatow by 1 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, "he continued, The merchant vessels had complied with the orde but the American commander of the South China Plorilla had called upon the Japanese Commander-in-Chief at Swatow and had faked for tee. whether all property were The American Conn in to the spokesman, presence wax no longer neces vary he would withdraw from Swatow for the immediate vicinity of the scene of operations. The communica from Admirat Yarnell, th spokesman continued, was couched extremely conciliatory terms and dicated that the presence of Americ can warships In Swatow was for the purpose of protecting American lives and property. Admiral Yarnell haet so stated that it was not the inten=
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Hee "to. interfere with Japanese military operations "and that Vessels there would not interfere w Any engagements Chinese taint troops, Saba at VorysMepublen Uicelared today' in" commenting text developments ithe let of th Fleet ta dapan'e request war vessels be withdrawn fom Ameri the then ship Go we Swatow
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