The Archive · 1940

Acceptance of Army Holes

Acceptance of Japanese milita yen notes in Macao and the surround Ing district, The right to carry out house-to~ house searches for alleged anti-Tapon-

Closure of the Chinese Maritime [customs station in Macao.

spanese consular officials in Hongkong are unable to confirm these ports, while the Macao authorities a fequaliy silent.

Indications of the Japanese "pen tration" of Macao recently, however, fare afforded by. travellers reaching here from Macao, who. stale that armed. Japanese can frequently. be seen playing at the gaming tables of Macao and ordering expensive meals In restaurants for which they refuse pay, while the police look helplessly on Reuter, Tokyo Not tnformea Tokyo, Mar. 30.

'The Foreign Omee and the War! 'Omee today' disclaimed any knowledge of new developments regarding Macao, especially reports from igkong saying that Japanese military authorities have presented series of demands to the Macao Government, Both the Foreign Omice and the] far OMe stated there were some Japenese moversents in the Macao area recently, but the Japanese were attempting to eradicate such Bclivity with the ce-operation of the Macao" authorities, The two Government offices dott>- ted "the unconfirmed Hongkong, re-Ports which said the Japanese were demanding the evacuation of Portuguese troops from certain areas United Press.

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