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His Britannic Majesty's Embassy has received a
telegraphic report from H.B.M. Consulate at Dairen to the
following effect:-
The British steamship NANNING arrived at
Newchwang on November 29th to load cargo for Tientsin,
the shippers of the cargo being Chinese. The loading
of the cargo in question was sanctioned by the Customs
authorities at Newchwang on November 24th, and at 4
p.m. on November 26th the Customs authorities con-
firmed to the shippers that the cargo could be loaded.
But when the s.s. NANNING arrived on November 29th to
load the cargo, the Customs authorities refused to
allow loading. Further, the local branch of the
Yokohama Specie Bank, through which it was necessary
for the shippers to finance their shipments, informed
the shippers that loans could not be granted to them.
The local police informed the agents for
the s.s. NANNING that foreign members of the vessel's
crew could not be allowed to come ashore.
His Britannic Majesty's Embassy would be glad if
the Imperial Ministry of Foreign Affairs could take action
for the removal of the difficulties the s.s. NANNING has
met with.
BRITISH EMBASSY,
TOKYO.
2nd December, 1938.
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