JAPANESE SHIP LOSSES

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 24116, 27 November 1943, Page 5

JAPANESE SHIP LOSSES

U.S. SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN EFFECT ON CHINA TRADE (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11.15 p.m.) NEW YORK. Nov. 26. As a direct result of the successes of American submarines in the Pacific, the Navy’s submarine service is undergoing a vast expansion, involving new construction and the training of large numbers of personnel, says the Washington correspondent of the “New York Herald-Tribune.” “The object of the programme is to sink in 1944 the remaining two-thirds of the Japanese cargo fleet,” says the correspondent. “The Navy has issued a call _ to volunteers and relaxed the requirements for service.” • The “New York Times” correspondent in Foochow reports that in the last four months many Japanese merchants have been leaving Shanghai. Only two or three ships monthly are arriving from Japan, says the correspondent, compared with three or four weekly before. Because of this, not enough goods are coming from Japan to make business worthwhile. The Japanese merchants are reported to be looting the Shanghai shops before departing. ,