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FIFTH MEMBER WILLIAMSON OF LOAN SHIP "DIVERTED" ARRIVES IN H.K. BY JAPANESE

The "China Mail" learns au- thoritatively that Mr. C. Rodgers, The "China Mail' Swatow Adviser to the Ministry of Fin- Correspondent reported tast night| ance of the Central Government that a British merchant vessel of China, has been appointed was seized by the Japanese off fifth member of the £10,000,000 the Fukien Coast on Saturday

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 10, 1989

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British Stabilisation Loan Com-when the ship was proceeding STOP PRESS

mittee in Hong Kong.

the

northwards from Amoy to Foo-

The other four members are chow.

General Managers of the It was also added that a British local branches of the Hong Kong|gunboat was despatched from and Shanghai Banking Corpora- Swatow to negotiate for the re tion, the Chartered Bank of India, lease of the boat.

Australia and China, the Bank] In an official statement this morn- of Communications and the Banking the local naval authorities of China.

stated:

Mr. Rodgers, who is also an "The 8.8. Sagres of the Kin· Hong official of the Bank of England, Steamship Company, was diverted arrived in the Colony from Lon-by the Japanese into Baku for veri- don last evening on the Imperial fication of right to fly the British Airways plane, and was in con-flag.

ference with bank officials this "H.M.S. Thracian was immediate- morning.

ly sent from Swatow to obtain re-

It will be recalled that Hong lease and to protest. Kong Banking Corporation sub- scribed £3,000,000, the Charter-low." ed Bank, £2,000,000, the Bank of Communications and the Bank of China the balance £5,000,000, of the Stabilisation Fund.

"Diplomatic negotiations will fol-

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Turkey would be ready to accept.

There is no hintas yet to the attitude of Yugo-Slavia

Greece.

and

Referring to a possible British guarantee to Greece, the news- papers say this would imply a Bri- tish naval base on Corfu, fortifica- tion of the island which commands the exit of the Adriatic, and oc- cupation of strategically important positions in Greece.

One paper suggests that this plan was the subject of yesterday's Paria discussions, Trans-Ocean,

Yungyun, To-day. Military despatches report the re-entrance by Chinese forces into Kowkong.-Central News.

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It is learned from Messrs. Williamson and Company, owners of the "Sagres," that the boat was and has been chartered by the Douglas Steamship

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years.

The ship had loaded salt in Chuan Bay near Amoy and was proceeding to Sharp Peak at Foochow when it was stopped and "taken into custody" to Baku, in the Pescadores.

The ship left Hong Kong last week and is in charge of Captain J. M. Morren with a Chinese crew of about 18 mon. The ship is expected to be released soon.

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