Peiping, Mar, 16, 'Wa Pien, a monk of' Freagehon Temple in Inner Mongolia, died, March'7 at the age of 129, the °Si in the Saraden Radio Station—, Min Pao" announced today—Havas Telemondial, Japanese Blockade Extended Shanghat, Mar. 16 Further waters off the coast of Pukien Province, in which shipping will be banned, were placed within the sphere of the Japanese naval blockade first announced on July 15: 1940 in the form of a proclamation Issued by Admiral Shigetaro Shimadac Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese China Seas Fleet, According to the proclamation is sued yesterday morning, waters between Blackhead: and the Syang pro-mentary, between the Haitan pro-mentary and Terr Island, the Haitan Straits and the waters surrounding Ballan Island will be banned to shipping effective from 11 o'clock Sunday night, March 16, 1941, "The proclamation asserted that the step was being taken because of strategical necessity. It wes further announced that notification of the extension of the Japanese naval blockade has been made to the diplo-marie authorities in Shanghai of various foreign countries and also the Maritime Customs by the Japanese Consul-General,
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