Yokohama, Jan. 22.
'A British "black list" of Germans, specially those of military age, compiled by the British Ministry of Information, guided British authorities Im taking' 21 German passengers the my. Asama Maru' yesterday, It was disclosed today.
"They presented this lst to me when I asked if they had evidence lof'the identifeation of the German passengers aboard my ship," Captain Watanabe explained.
"In my opinion," the captain said, explaining his action in handing over the Germans, "it is to be expected: and cannot be prevented—that belliferent countries confiscate enemy goods or seize persons who. would serve the enemy to an advantage, had no reason to deny that there were Germans of military age among. the German passengers aboard," he added, "and 1 permitted the handing over of the Germans to the British The 30 remaining German passengers aboard the my. Asama Maru did hot land when the ship arrived here, Dut stayed overnight in the vessel, and were expected to go to Tokyo today to confer with ofeiais of the German Embassy for the purpose of Hormulating plans to assure their safety in the future—Domel.
Two Germans Escape Tokyo, Jan. 22.
Informed quarters indicated that Japan had no objection to the removal of German reservists from the Asama. Maru, but the Government was expected to protest to Britain if was discovered that some of the captured Germans were not re-
Meanwhile, passengers from the Asama Maru disclosed that two Germans escaped capture by the British {and that another German attacked a British seaman in an effort to resist Dr. R Robinson Dull, a Chicago physician who was aboard the Asama Maru, reported today that the British warship which took off the German ret clreted the Asama Maru and then fred two blank shots. The British naval officers who came aboard the Japanese ship, he said, had an excelently. prepared list of the "Germans. known to be en route to Germany via.
Siberia.
Dr. Duff said he saw a German strike a British naval oticer but the fother Germans dragged their bell [gerent comrade away and prevented 12 fight. "He said he saw two Germans hide, one ina ventilator and another the ship's pantry. They escaped Jdespite a search of the ship by the British party, he said.
The captured Germans were placed Jaboard several merchant ships which Jwere accompanying the British warship, Dr. Dut said.
'The purser of the Asama Maru disclosed today that the British officer in charge of the party which came board the Japanese ship spoke German and was very polite to his eaptives. He ordered all the Germans' luggage to be removed from the ship with them, he said-—United Press.
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