Tokyo, Jan. 23.
Mr. James R. Young, "American, Jchiet of the International' News Service's Far East Bureau, continued to Jue held incommuntcado' today by the [Japanese authorities, Although arrested suddenly on' Sunday, no charges have yet. been led against Mr. "Young.
The present process was charac terized by Japanese officials aso "preliminary investigation." nat Youn, who recently returned ere following a visit to. Shanghai, north Ching and Chungking, permitted to eat any food he desired. [The food was obtained from outside, The Hearst correspondent was also permitted to receive heavier clothing because the cell in which he was kept was not heated—United Press, Secrecy Tokyo, Jan. 24, 'A wall of secrecy is maintained by the Japanese authorities around the' arrest of Mr, James Russel Young, correspondent of the International News Service in Tokyo. Mrs. Young, although she is. allowed to provide! her husband with a few necessities and to know that he is treated with perfect courtesy and care, was not permitted to communicate directly with him.
The American Embassy, meanwhile, keeps close contact with the Japanese authorities on the matter.
'A version of some of the circumstances connected with the arrest is Which specializes iving the news: "behind the news."
Mr. Young, according to the paper, is "examined because of his. sub: ver sive behaviour."
He was taken to Police Headquarters at 11am. on January 21, from his office at the Imperial Hotel, examination is evidenced by the fact that a motor-car full of confiscated articles was carried away from his apartment.
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