PROSCRIBED SHIPS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 May 1941, Page 6

PROSCRIBED SHIPS

JAPANESE WHALERS AND TANKERS SUSPECTED OF SUPPLYING NAZI RAIDERS. BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOTICE. (By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day. 1 p.m.) LOS ANGELES, May 23. The British Consulate has listed eleven Japanese whalers -and tankers as being on Britain’s "Ships List.” The announcement, which appeared in the Los Angeles “Commercial News” as an official' British Government notice, said: “Charterers and shippers are advised in their own interests that, by reason of contravention of British regulations, the British Government will impose all the disabilities in its power on the trading of the undermentioned vessels.” The ships are the Tonan Maru. Tonan Maru 11, Tonan Maru 111, Itukusima Maru. Hokusin Maru. Sinsei Maru. Sinoy Maru. Ryokai Maru. Nissen Maru. Nissen Maru 11, Yyokuyo Maru. The Itukusima Maru was recently constructed in Japan as a naval reserve tanker. Reports have been frequently circulated on the waterfront that Britain is evolving some form of reprisal against Japanese tankers and whalers suspected of supplying fuel to German raiders. It is pointed out that all the vessels listed are equipped with powerful short-wave radio, which could be used to inform Tokio of British movements. The Tonan Maru 111 is expected to arrive at Los Angeles today. The Kyokuyo Maru sailed yesterday for Tokio, with 150,000 barrels of oil.