BRITISH SHIP DETAINED
RELEASED LATER BY JAPANESE I IJ.I* A liv Electric telegraph Cunt rutin (Received 31st January, 9.40 a.m.) SHANGHAI, 30th January. H.M.S. Birmingham escorted the British .-teamer St. Vincent De Paul from Tsingtao where she was held by Japanese on the ground of attempting to smuggle goods into Haichow. The Japanese did not attempt to prevent the departure. It was later admitted that there were no munitions aboard. Twc Norweigan ships were detained on similar allegations.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 31 January 1939, Page 6
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