The Archive · 1940

[Danish Ship Services

Suspended Tokyo, Apr. 22.

Services on the Denmark-Japan-China-Thailand line and the European-Oriental line of the East Asiatic Company of Denmark, shipping firm will be suspended, a cable message -|received in Kobe today said.

The East Asiatic Company has played an important part in the soya bean export trade of Manchoukuo.

This Danish firm had its own buying and forwarding staff in Manchuria; its own fleet of specially-designed steamers plying between -|Dairen and Copenhagen; its own tories in Denmark, and its own buting through out system Europe, notably in Germany.—Domei.

Shanghai Gendarmerie Commended Nanking, Apr. 22.7

In his first citation as commanders. in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China, Gen. Toshizo Nishio on Friday commended the Japanese Gendarmerie Corps in Shanghai for 'ithe efficient protection extended Mr.

Wang Ching-wei, ting president of -|the National Gov ment of China, [and his adherents.—Domei. a German Collier Sunk i (South of Stockholm Stockholm, Apr. 22.

The German merchantship Jurgen Fritzen (4,465 tons) sank yesterday Aego near Landsort, south of Stockholm. The crew of about 30 was saved. The vessel was bound from Stettin to Stockholm with a cargo of coal. ese troops. Mr. Matsumo is the first [Sed v of State, except j: " to visit Peiping—Domei.

In Hankow Hankow, Apr. 22.

Mr, Shigeru Yoshida, Minister of Public Welfare, arrived here by air plane today

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