London, Jan. 11.
Six thousand two hundred tons of contraband destined for Germany were detained during the week ending January 6, it was learned today.
This brings the total of contraband detained since the war began to 544,000 tons.
it is officially announced that in the week ending January 6, the system by which advance copies of cargo manifests received consideration bcfore the ship's arrival resulted in 43 cases being so dealt with by the Contraband Committee, In 31 cases, the ships concerned were released, subject to formal checking of the original manifests on arrival at control bases.—Reuter, Mr. A. Tajiri Goes to Gaimusho Post Other Changes Announced of the Japanese Embassy in China, was appointed Chief of the First Section of the Bureau of East Asiatic Affairs of the Foreign Office, it was announced today by the Foreign Office.
Mr. Suemitsu Kadowaki, Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy and concurrently Japanese Consul in China, was appointed Chief of the Second Section of the Bureau of East Asiatic Affairs of the Ministry.
Mr. Arata Sugihara, Secretary of the Foreign Office, was appointed First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in China, Second Lieutenant Hisanari Yamada, Secretary of the Asia Development Board, was appointed Second Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in China, to hold the two posts concurrently.—Domei.
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