CO129-563-18 Sino-Japanese War- stopping of British shipping by Japanese 11-9-1937 - 29-12-1937 — Page 37

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first trip yesterday.

The newspapers state that she is to

carry 3,300 passengers on her first voyage. Owing to

personal searches for stores of currency and contraband, and

the taxation officers' demands for taxes due, embarkation is

very slow, and she is not sailing till tomorrow.

I have etc.,

(Signed) C. H. Archer

H.M.Consul.