Shanghai, Mar. 28, Three Dutch ships, the Sado, Withelmina and Beatrice, arrived [Shanghai last week from Hankow. where they had boon tied up by the npanese blockade since the outbreak.
hostilities in 1997. Tt is understood that the ships were only released on condition that they should be avall~ fable for charier to the Japanese. att~ Hiorities for a year.
All the ship ate small freighters, useful for trading along the coast oF rivers and it ly significant. that [should the Japanese be in need of ships of this character, there must sist a short oficial Veritas and Company, ayonts for the ships, refused to confirm the story, although he admitted that the ship had been brought to Shanghai fo the purpose of re-chartering.
He would jive no explanation as to why the vessels had finally boon re eased by the Japanese authorities for being tied up for so long in Hankow.
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