anal. June 4.
Japanese authorities have removed and shipped thus far a total of 8,500 tons of American-owned goods from godowns of American firms at Hal-hong, i was learned yesterday.
'The' goods were velzed by the Japanese a week ago afler the American Srme had refused to hand over keys the godowns. The goods, original ly consigned to China, had been in storage since Japanese entry into Indo-China lost year. The Japanase contended the goods were Chinese.
'A. group of 1,000 Japanese troops originally stationed at Haiphong have Toft for an unknown destination, it was learned -yesterday. The group departed shortly before the return of Major-General Raishiro Sumita, British Pressure on Thai Alleged Tokyo, June 3.
The "Asahi Shimbun" today charged Great Britain with exerting "ingenious" economic pressure on Thailand and said that Japan must watch closely indications that the Thai Government was shifting fo lablishment of a friendly attitude toward Britain and the United Siaies, "if not against Japan in various phases of its activities"
dispatch from Bangkok, the claimed that the British were making efforts to bring economic pressure on the Bangkok Government.
Olt as "Bal The dispatch claimed that Britain, tu order to bring Thailand into the Anglo-American bloc, had offered bait by supplying petroleum "which Thailand so badly needs" while simul. taneously purchasing goods that Japan is now busing from Thailand.
The dispatch charged the British with deliberately permitting British troops to cross the southern Thailand order, thereby causing a border de-Himitation issue, and then using this issue asa meane of bringing armed pressure on Thailand—United Press.
Thal Press Pleased Bangkok, June 3.
The That press is gratified at the success of the mission in Singapore of Major Vilas Osthanands, member of the Thai Cabinet.
Bangkok newspapers prominently: feature Singapore dispatches an. nouncing the virtual conclusion of an agreement for the supply of fuel oil to Thailand.
Foreign Office spokesman has iven Reuter an unvarnished version what an Axis report sensationally dramatized into a frontier "incident."
Two Australian offers, armed with revolvers and with cameras, strayed across the Thai-Malayan bor-Ger in a car, the spokesman said Local Thai authorities seized the revolvers and cameras and detained the officers, who have now been con @ueted back across the frontier and released—Reuter Oe, Tseng Yung-pu, Administra ye Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs who returned to Chungking from Burma recently in connection with the constructions of the Yunnan Burma railway, may be sent abroad sharily on a new Chinese Govern .|seized on May 25 in Haiphong godowns, despite protests by the French " tndo. China Government at the time of and since selaure of the ood, The French admit that they are helpless to interfere because of Japanese. pressure, It was recalled that when the Japanese suddenly started relaures, machine-guns were trained on. near-by streets and Japanese planes hovered over Haiphong.
More than 10,060 tons of stored goods, including' raw materials, metal sheet, srueks, tyres and machinery have been Joated on five cargo beals and taken to Hainan Island, No Japanese Reply was consideres noteworthy that the Jepanese at no time in the past replied to propositions for settle meat of the problem made by owners of the goods Inrough the Indo-China Government, The Japanese, without explanation, advised owners on May 25"to surrender the keys of the godowns. The owners turned in the keys to French officials at Haiphong, and. without welting for further explanation, the Japanese began seizing the goods, Ik was understood the U.S, Govern= ment has been informed of all details by Mr, Charles Reed, Amer!- can Consul in Hanoi, in view of the fact that two Amefican concerns— the Far Eastern Trading Corporation and the North American Syndicate were involved, The Japanese, following occupation fof Indo. China fast year, contended the goods were Chinese war materials en route to China and were not American-owned.—United Press,
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