The Archive · 1940

Japanese Ship Searched French

Tokyo, Mar, 7.

The captain of the Bangkok Maru has wirelessed to the head office of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha stating that_on Tuesday afternoon, despite fa protest from the Japanese Consul, Raval authorities in Haiphong ins spected the mails which were loaded Bangkok.

Eighly-eight ordinary, 22 registered letters, and four parcels, most of which' were destined for Germany, were confiscated, The Bangkok Maru is due to ive at Kobe on March 12—Reuter New Regime Academy To Be Founded In Canton Canton, Mar. 4.

Wang Chingawel's Cental Military 'Academy will soon have a branch in Canton, according to the loci press. It' is reported that the reistration of eadetx ix now proceed= ing, According to the reports, cadets of the millitury officers section will ed N§0 a month as allow.

while those enlisting in the ical section will re ive N3O0— to 50 per cent. Japan's share will then be also 30 per cent. not 49 per cent. according to the general prinipa, In the ease of reserved con Cerns where China is to have only to be te bring Chinese capital up to: only 45 per cent. of the total.

'The British political leader and ins secretary were the first Englishmen to use the Sino-Soviet air' service, ying direct from Chungking to Mos-Jcow by way of Chinese Turkestan.

Returning, the party had to resort to motor travel across the whole of northern Sinkiang as flying was not possible. They travelled nearly 1.000 miles over the important highway which connects Russia with China, Stafford spent 36 hours in Mos-loew, where he met a nun.ber of Soviet [Government officials "for the purpose Jor gaining a fuller elucidation of the policies being pursued by Russia in international matters."

It Is emphasized, however, that the visit was of a' "wholly" private character:

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