Mr. Holland's reply to a letter sent him some time ago by the Acting United States Consul-General in Han= ow, also reached the American au~ thorities in Hankow a few days ago, being taken there by a Japanese Stall Omicer who flew to the up-river port, the spokesman added. In the letter, Mr, Holland states that he Is in the best of health and refutes rumours about his alleged detention, An un-named American news agency was accused of having spread the rumour of the missionary's delention which had been purposely designed by some party: to involve the United States in the dispute, the spokesman went on to say.
"There is, however, the question of the large stocks of anti-Japanese pamphlets and books found on the premises of the Y.M.CA.. building at Nanchang and this question is en-lirely different from the personal contacts existing between the Japanese authorities and the missionary," the spokesman further stated,
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