MATSON LINE WIRELESS - THE SEA BAG, no date is noted but it would appear to be from the ending days of World War II. This was an "in- house" newspaper for the: "Matson Navigation Company - The Oceanic Steamship Company".
The front page headline: "United Nations Refuse Jap Offer" with essentially the entire four pages taken up with related reports on the ending events of the war.
Four pages, 9 by 12 inches, good condition.

Background: This exceptional edition of The Sea Bag, an "in-house" wireless newspaper for the Matson Navigation Company and The Oceanic Steamship Company, captures a pivotal turning point in global history dating precisely between August 10–12, 1945, during the momentous ending days of World War II. The striking front-page headline, "United Nations Refuse Jap Offer," chronicles the tense, high-stakes diplomatic impasse where the Allied powers countered Japan’s initial conditional surrender proposal regarding the sovereignty of the Emperor, just days before the definitive V-J Day declaration. Because Matson's luxury liners and cargo fleets were requisitioned as wartime troopships scattered across the Pacific, this rare, four-page artifact served as a vital informational lifeline for merchant mariners and troops. Documenting these monumental ending events of the war from a unique maritime perspective, this publication stands as a significant, highly collectible piece of military and steamship history that vividly preserves the raw, immediate uncertainty of the world on the brink of peace.