The Archive · 1940

Dutch Sailings Suspended

'Amsterdam, Mar. 17. Naval authorities' advice to vessels herë sid.. Chungking, Mar. 17.

sale, of old clothes which were to China from. England through Relief Committee, realized to an official state-sum is being turned over homies. for refugee children, are under the supervision of Chiang Kai-shek. ut 80 bundles of old clothes, collected b China Relief Com-were sent to China, and de-to the International Red Cross at Kweiyang.

As these clothes were unsuitable Mar. 17. for refugees, the Red Cross authori-fies forwarded them to the British interior to Fund Committee in Chungking, that the the recommeniiation that the Lag: ors. should be sold, and the money that thus obtained, used for relief pur-'The International Women's at Chungking offered to handle sale; and the entire stock was riot to leave port until further orders are received, applies only to shipping at Flushing, it is learned. The advice followed reports that three more ships were sunk in the neighbour-food, one of which was the British vessel Melrose.

'A semi-official news agency ànnounced from The Hague that a route Had been decided upon for ships from Flushing to use without running into danger areas.

'Although no specific reason has been given for the naval authorities' decision, it is stated that the ruling was not due to any disasters to Dutch shipping.—Reuter.

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