Japanese troop concentrations in the southern Pacific are reported by the "Central Daily News" as follows:
"Of Japanese troops concentrated for the southern Pacific a portion are presently massed at Hainan Island, Canton, Waichow Island, Sisha Islands, Spratly Islands, and French Indo-China. There are two divisions Florence, Feb. 16.
Police yesterday seized two famous canvases by the 18th century Italian painters Gian Tipolo and Francesco Guardi, which had been sequestered from the property of a British connoisseur.
The Briton, Mr. Arthur Spender, was understood to have been the founder of the British Ipstitute of Florence. Several years before the war he was decorated with the stationed at Canton comprising units belonging to the 18th, 14th and 38th jons. On Hainan Island are belonging to the Imperial Guards, 28th and lith divisions. At Haiphong and Hanoi are units belonging to the Imperial Guards ana 28th divisions.
"Part of these units will be used for eventual occupation of Saigon as well as Camranh bay. These units zre under the command of the Japanese South China Command There are approximately four Japanese divisions at present concentrated at Formosa. Besides two newly organized divisions one division was transferred at the end of last October from Manchuria to Formosa, while the fifth divi: was transferred sion early last November from Kwangsi to Formosa by way of Haiphong. The fifth div ion completed reorganiza-ion early last month. The Formosa sions are not under the South China command but are receiving orders direct from the Tokyo Imperial General Staff."—Reuter.
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