Questioned as to the detention of 6 the Standard El Company's" ta the 38. Mayo, by the Japanese. auth:
Commander N: the Japanese "Navy spokesman," sated that the ship is being held pending investigation" on certain points.. He added that' the authorities had desire of holding the vessel for fonger period: than way. absolute necessary and that the investigations were being carried out a8 speedily the reason for the detention of the tanker, Commander Hazama uns derstood, "was. the discrepancy tween the vessel's movements and Which my countrymen mot a vastly Lig" signified intentions on clearing, Superior enemy in May, 1940, when part: Instead of putting in of a car the small alr Zorg of Holland met a jin' small port just below Wiangyin rious end in defence of our most fon the south bank of the Yangtze, Sagrod arties, and "under © which 5 stated in' its "papers, the tanker others are carrying on this ght.
BFoseeded ten miles "up iver" the finish atthe side of our gallant thing kong. "Owing to this unnoti allies, witt'ftnd place amongst thelt fied change in its intentions. the vessel fags here displayed. was detained and brought back to Germany has made an implacable Shanghai, where the investigation of {is"movements is being carried out, foe in brutally invading my country.
We shall not rest until the sell. of she fatherland has been made. free Nazi, pollution for ever. Oar un= bounded admiration for the prowess Indian Nationalist of the RAL. in achieving which is now assured and of tht of
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