Among the incriminating actions of Mr. Young, the paper mentions a conference which the American journalist held with a group of fifty Japanese businessmen on his return {from Chungking, and in which he is said to have touched on matters considered military secrets here, Furthermore, he published, in the February issue of the "Nippon Hyoron", a Tokyo magazine, articles on his journey to Chiang Kal-shek's capital, in which he insinuated the Japanese military operations were Jess efficient in breaking down Chinese resistance than It would seem that this view might have led to Mr. The 1 expresses the pellet theory.
Young's arrest as it appeared to be inadmissible even when held by a forelgnet. editors of the "Hech Shimbun" and Paper discloses that the foreign
the "Yomiuri Shimbun," who enter~ tained close relations with the arrested man are also undergoing examination. It is revealed in this con-rection that Mr. Young had sent reports from his trip to the abovementioned Japanese papers.—Havas.
Halifox's explanations, urging _the reconsideration of the British Government in the matter, pointing out that the affair had dangerously aroused Japanese public opinion. He also emphasized that the Japanese Government did not share the British Interpretation of the British warship's 'A British reply unsatisfactory to the Japanese Government could easily aggravate the relations between the {two nations, he was reported to have worned—Domel.
Tokyo, Jan: 25.
Under the caption of "The Treaty's End" the "Japan Times" today pub-fished an edlorial stressing. that a state of uncertainty and instability henceforth (s prevailing in Japanese~ American relations, The journal understands that there fare about 4200 Japanese treaty mer. chants in the United Slates who will suffer enormous hardship if they are required to give up their businesses. and. return fo the Orient, while Americans in Japan, Manchuria and China more or lest total the same figure.
Polnting. out that last June, for eign residents In Japan were quired to register with the police and were issued prefectural permits for one year, and that unless Te-newels are occured, Americans or any other foreigners must leave Japan, the "Yapan Times" asserts:
"here is good reason to believe that the same practice will extend to Manchuria, and by ce-operative ar-Tangement, to occupied azos in Philippine Liner Sinks Off Japan Kagoshima, Jan, 27.
Misfortune today cut short the career of the s. President Quezon, 14187-ton Philippine liner, as she sale on shoals off Kamewarl Island, near Tanegashima, Kagoshima profecture, in southern Kyushu, Bound for Manila, her new home port, the ship which was formerly the ' American, Mall Line steamer President Madison, settled to the bottom at 1148 o'clock this morning, '7 hours after she was stranded, Her 14 passengers and 110 members of the crew had been rescued by noon today by four Japanese vessels which wed to the scene in response 10 distress signals sent out by the st chen liner. Three members of the crew were still missing at that time. Captain J. C. Onrubia and 60 members of the crew abandoned the vessel in. two lifeboats as the water-logged steamer began settling down, stern first, In the choppy seas. rasstngers Taken First and $0 other crew taken off earlier fu the morning by the Osaka Shosen Kaisha Ukishima Maru, which lett the scene of the mishap at 11 o'clock, only to return soon afterwards when the s, President Quezon began sink-Ing.
The three other Japanese ships that stood by Were the Tosel Maru, 4363 fons, the Tokiwa Maru, 1.203 tons, trid the Kikukawa Maru." High winds id rough seas had hampered rescue work, The President Quezon had called at Kobe on her way from Seattle to Manila. She was to have been trong addition to the growing Filipino merchant marine.
Waterfront circles today remarked that ironically the Filipino st had sent out radio signal advising shipping of the Norwegian steamer Fuyuang, in di tres off Hachijojima near the entry to y. At 402 o'clock this The former American Mail liner displaced 14,180 tons. She was on her way from Seattle to Manila following her purchase by a Philippine syndicate. Shipping circles in Shani hat understood that the vessel _w: going to Manila to undergo a final reconditioning after having told idle in Seattle for a long time. The s. President Madison, it was recalled, overturned at a Seattle dock in 193
—Domel,
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