Ka Hoku o Hawaii, Volume XXXV, Number 50, 9 April 1941 — Dane Ships In Manila Bay [ARTICLE]

Dane Ships In Manila Bay

WASHINGTON-Reliable mari time sources said four Danish shops presently at Manila have been gi ven tentative permission to sail to the United States with cargoes of essential materials, mostly <illegilbe> <illegible> May Settle Dispute Informed diplomatic circles be lieved the maneuver may develop a formula for disposal of 42 Danish merchant vessels tied up in United

States harbors. Philippine Commonwealth offici als sought permission to transfer the vessels to Philippine registry and sail them on Philippine-Ameri can trade routes under the Com mon wealth flag but the British re <illegible> pointing out that this was evasion of international law and threatening to <illegible> the boats as war prizes. Given British OK Informants said the British re gently had agreed to pursuit the ves sels to sail to the United States. It was impossible to ascertain what will be the disposition of the vessels after their arrival in the United States. <ilegible> Commissioner <illegible> <illegible> of the Philippines was <illegible> <illegible> his efforts to obtain addi tional <illegible> for the Pacific <illegible. <illegible> view of shortage and conferred with numbers <illegible> shipping representatives.