Now impossible Tokyo, June 14.
Navigation in the Mediterranean having become impossible following Italian entry into the European War, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha yesterday announced changes affecting its European service.
N. V.K. boats on the Near East-Italy route will sail as far as Aden, Arabia, via Bombay and Karachi and in case of Aden being in danger, they will stop at Karachi, the steamship company announced.
The s. Tsuruga Maru scheduled to sail from Kobe on Wednesday will end her west-bound voyage at Aden.
Eight N. T. K. boats on the London line and three others on the Liverpool line will henceforth make their westbound voyage by way of Cape Town and their return voyage via either the Panama Canal or Cape Town, it was also announced.
Round-the-world ships will far as New York from Japan, the announcement added.—Domei,
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