The Japanese evacuees who sail tomorrow aboard the Hakone Maru for Japan today suffered a rude shock when they learned that nearly all the goods that they had bought in the last few days had to be left behind because they failed to comply with export licence regulations.
Anticipating a shortage in Japan of good clothing, household goods, sugar, butter, sewing machines gramophones and hundreds of other useful articles, the Japanese went on a buying spree.
They bought heavily because they thought that through purchases they "would be able to get something valuable for their money. which they cannot expo-t or take with them to Japan because of the freezing regulations.
They were warned today by the Customs, however, that they would have to leave the majority of their
obtain special export licences.
behind since they failed to The Customs officials emphasized that export control applies equally to nationalities leaving Malaya and that it was not a measure aimed at the Japanese only.—United Press "Nosta Crna: Darcy News."
Sm,—I was very much amused by your report on the objections raised in Kobe by the Japanese authorities against the display of the letter V by compatriots there.
"Most people will know that this popular reaction is mainly due to the arrogance of the Nazis in the Far Fast. and in Japan particularly, who do not ston repeating that the letter V stands for a German victory over the whole world, including Japan. and not for that little girl called Viktoria. like the "Noon Bulletin" pretends.
thet the Japanese were particularly Few people, however, will know irritated by an incident which hap-mened "somewhere" in Japan, when a high Nazi official at @ large meeting U.S. Navy to Employ 17 Merchant Vessels New York, Sept. 18. announcement Rear-Admáral Adolphus Andrews. Commandant of the Third Naval District.
Several he added, had been put into service, and the remainder would be ready shortly. All ships would Reuter. j be manned with civilian crews—
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