Tokyo, Jan. 24.
News dispatches that" the inv. Tatsuta Maru had been stopped near Honolulu by a destroyer were received here by officials of the Japanese Foreign Office while they were study-ting the Asama Maru incident.
Upon receipt of the news, messages were dispatched to the" Japanese Consul at Honolulu for details of the {neident, the second involving a Jappanese vessel in three days. It was not known by Foreign Office official whether the destroyer was British oF not.
The news, nevertheless, was understood to have emphasized sh necessity lof taking definite measures to keep the [European war from expanding into the Pocifle, especially in regard to neutral shipping.
While awaiting the arrival of afetal information from Honolulu, a spoketman for the Foreign Offce'issued the following statement:
"Although an official message has not yet arrived, it Is understood here that there is only one German pissenger aboard the ship.
"Of course, It falls within the right of a belligerent country to examine neutral ship upon the high seas, but at this time when the Japanese Government and the Japanese people fare seething with indignation " over the Asama Maru case, the examina band, and that it would be useless to oppose a British demand backed force."
"The purser ald most of the Germans aboard were former members lof the crews of Standard ON ships—Reuter.
German Leaves Tatsula Mara Honolulu, Jan. 25.
One out of the five German pas~ sengers of the Japar-bound Nippon Yusen Kaisha inv. Tatsuta Maru, left the liner here today as the vessel arrived from San. Francisco, The false report that the ship had been boarded by @ British, naval was found to have originated from a radio message sent here. by one of the passengers. It was based pon an exchange ut Morse light signals between the 'Tatsuta Maru and an unidentified vessel, believed to have been a warship, om the nliht of January 18 when the ship sailed from San' Fanelseo, The Tatsula Maru was requested fo give her name and_ destination, Of the four remaining German passengers, aboard, two are women, The Tatsuta Mary reached Honolulu at 1140" o'clock last night-—Domei.
Too Near Mount Fujt Tokyo, Jan, 24.
Indignation of the Japanese nation the Asama Maru ease was aroused Because the Japanese vessel was boarded by the British, while "in the shadow of Mount Fuji." 0 spokesman for the' Japanese Foreign Omeo declared today.
He said that it was true that the 21 German passengers were removed from the ship just outside Japanese territorial waters, but it won ata point so near Japanese shores that Fe could be described as being in the shadow of the sacred mountain, Ho added that this psychotaleal footer accosted for the high feeling among the Japanese people.
Referring to last night's interview between Mr. Machiro Arita, Japan geo Foreign Minister, and Sir Robert Craigie, "British Ambassador Japan, the spokesman said. that the Japanese representative reiterated the importance of the Asama Maru cate "and requested the British Ambassador to transmit to the Brl-{ish Government the concern felt by the Japanese Government, also told Sir Robert that the situation" would become further aggravated "it a similar incident should happen in the future, pointe ing out that several Japanese vessels were arriving from abroad. shortly.
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