The Soviet emblem, the sickle and Reports appearing in the kading hammer, and slogans of "Down with Chinese dailies in Shanghai indicate Hitler" appeared on the walls of the that the plan to put several ships Kaiser Wilhelm Schule, local German on regular runs between Shanghai school and the meeting place of the and Vladivostok has been dropped local Axis. or ions. yesterday by the interested parties. Th is as-morning, Travellers to town, noticed serted that no ships will arrive here this early, in the morning yesterday from Vladivostok, while the Hung when they saw "U.S.S: R.". the emblem Yung Navigation Bureau, SI and slogan painted in red on the wall. representatives of Soviet shipping in-'This anti-Nazi display was painted terests, are reported by the "Central over later in the morning. Who did China Daily News" to have stopped this and how it was done remained all business in connection with the of the little mysteries that crop this city, but it was thought contemplated enterprise, Shipping communication with Soviet Russia that it was painted in the early hours will hereafter have to be done via of the morning. other routes, it is stated.
Meanwhile, it is also learned that It will be recalled in this connec-news of Germany attacking Soviet tion that recently the Chinese press Russia resulted in an attack upon two struck an optimistic note regarding Germans by. a group of young Rus-shipping business in the Far East, Germans, both displaying Nazi badges, sians. It was reported thát the two asserting that despite the war, shipping services will be maintained by Were walking along Avenue Joffre Soviet and American interests. Four on Sunday, when they were confronted Soviet ships were then said to have by the Russians (it could not be arrived in Shanghai to start the ascertained whether they were Soviet Ghanghai-Vladivostok run, but yes-the. dis or emigrants). terday the press reported that the between After a brief exchange of hoti Kovda, one of the four ships, hur-words, the Russians, according to, an nedly left Pootung.on Monday for eyewitness, hit the Germans. They Vladivostok carrying old, rubber and were subsequently all stopped by the tea. Prior to its departure news police. about the Russo-Germain conflict had been received.
Regarding the position of the other
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