Taken to Hongkong or Indo-China for Contraband Examination; Russian Envoy in London Protests London, Mai SOVIET steamer, the Viadm nir Mayakovsky, was detained at Hongkong pending examinati jon of her cargo by Allied authori~ it is learned here.
She is reported to be carryii donum shipped in North Ameri ing a cargo of copper and molyband consigned to Vladivostok.
Commenting on the detenti jon of the Vladimir Mayakovsky, Mr. WU. Ewer, writing in the "Daily Herald," says the Soviet Ambassador in London has alread of the Russian steamer Seleng: cly protested against the detention at Hongkong with a antimony and wolfram.
The Ambassador, the writer con-tuues, will doubtless protest about "but we are well within our belligerent rights fu the orders that have been given to the lect in the Pacife to" stop contraband trate from. the United Slates to Germany via Viadivostock reported here today, however, was lacking Waterfront. circles said they be-leved that. the third Soviet ship to fun foul of the British Paciiie con raband control was probably the #8. Kim, which took aboard loud of Copper st Manzanillo recently" after discharging U-S.$5.600.00 worth of gold at San Francisco on February 7. which Germany is being reduced that Not in Hongkong she should be trying to get metal: Hongkong, Mar. 20 by this long and grotesquely expen The Vladimir" Mayakovsky,—the sive route, but it is now going to be Soviet vessel which, according stopped. reports from London, was. detained "Guard on the Pacific route is beat Hongkong, pending, examination of ing strengthened, and very. soon her cargo, does not appear to be here French Near Eastern Commander Inspects British Forces be entirely efectiv Reuter the. present. time, General Weygand, commander of the French forces in the Near East, As far as cin be ascertained here, arriving at Heliopolis on Soviet Envoy Protests the vessel wax tntereepted in. the inspection tour of the British, Egyptian and Indian. mechan General Weygand will London, Mar. 26 North Pacific on or about March probably command the Allied forces in the Near East if war breaks out.
Centre is Air Marshat Maisky, Soviet Ambassador then tak on to a Mitchell and with him is Liew Gen, Sir A. P. Wavell, comment ding British land forces in ced the Foreign. finis know probably Tot the Middle East. fax, yesterday and kon or Tutor. renewed the Soviet protest against Press Approves Action the detention of the Russian steamers
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