A BLOCKADE PROCLAIMED
ANTI-CHINESE MOVE BY JAPAN SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL ASPECT ; / - SHANGHAI. August 25 Admiral Hasegawa has proclaimed a blockade against Chinese shipping from Shanghai to a point near Hongkong. The blockade applies both to Government and to private shipping, but foreign shipping is exempt. The blockade is a most disturbing feature from the interf national point of view. It is described in the Japanese stock phrase as "a measure of self-defence." The Japanese Admiral states that foreign ships are liable to he boarded to ascertain their true nationality. It is feared that this will seriously injure British and other traders.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22818, 27 August 1937, Page 11
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100A BLOCKADE PROCLAIMED New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22818, 27 August 1937, Page 11
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