Manila, July 7.
Local shipping agents' announced today that two more Japanese freighters " which regularly call Manila, the Note Maru and the Atago Maru, have been. commandeered by the Japanese Government, The two vessels were scheduled to" proseed to Manila this month, but the sailings were cancelled, This makes a total of five Japanese ships normally engaged in the Manila trade which have been commandecsed, It was reported that the Nozima Maru, halled by the United States Neutrality Patrol four days ago because it was feared the vessel would unload its cargo of United State ound ¢hrome ore in Japanese ports, would be unloaded today. The cargo will be picked up by an American vessel—United Press,
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