Indo-China Hongkong, Sept. 26.
The port authorities today refused to grant clearance papers to British ships wishing to sail to Indo-China and also recalled the vessels en route to ports in the French colony.
One British steamer, which left Hongkong last Monday, was among the ships recalled. This vessel received recall orders while it was a few miles off Haiphong. proaching Haiphong they several Japanese warships which laid a smoke screen, while Japanese planes flew overhead and investigated their ship.
A party of newspapermen was aboard the ship which was recalled.—United Press.
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