The Archive · 1941

Refugee Passenger Missing from Ship

Mystery surrounds ihe strange disappearance of Minna Grann, 27, Jewish refugee and one of nine re. fugee passengers in the s. Taiyo Maru, who failed to Iand when the vessel docked here yesterday. She was reported missing 34 hours prior to the arrival of the ship. It is fear ed that she had jumped overboard in 8 At of depression owing to dificult. fes connected with her residence in Hongkew.

The vessel stopped after the passenger was reported missing and the vicinity was scoured for several hours for her without result. It was learned that although she had a landing Permit, she had not succeeded in Securing permit to live in Hong-Kew.

'More than 2,000 European Jewish refugees mostly from Soviet occupied Poland apd Lithuania, it was learn. ed, are now in Japan.' awaiting visas proceed to other ports. About 300 of the number is believed to have secured the necessary sanction from the British authorities to go to Palestine, in-aid to any school of any nationality operated for private profit.

3, That "li schools in. receipt of grants from the Council should be subject to the inspection, not only of representatives of "the Public Health, Works and Fire Depart. ments," to ensure that premises are suitable, but also of eduection OfMcers of the Council's Education Department,

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