Nanking Authoi ies Demand That One British And Six American Pressmen Should Be Banished Shanghai, July 16, DEMANDS that seven foreign newspapermen, including a member of.the Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr, N. F. Allman, publisher of the "Shun Pao," should be bani 1ed from Shanghai, were reported last night to have been made by Mr. Wang Ching-wei to Mayor Fu Siao-en, following previous orders for the arrest, of four prominent Chinese newspapermen The complete manifesto, which was to have been released by 4 news agency in today's editions of all newspapers, came over the air last night, when one of the foreign newsmen named in the "order Mr. C.D. Alcott, broadcast the intimation that they might be required to leave Shanghai In addition to Mr. Allman and Mr. Alcott, the order requesting—that these "foreign journalists should be asked {0 leave Shanghai named:
Mr, C. V. Start, Director of Ameri-car Asiatic Underwriters and President of the "Shanghai Evening Post Kiangsu Officials Arrested Shanghai, July 17.
"Shanghai Evening Post and Mereurs land correspondent in Shanghai for a number of American newspapers:
Mr, J, B. Powell, Rdilor and Publisher of the "China Weekly Review and Secretary and Executive Editor of the "China Press."
Mr. Hf. P, Mills, publisher of the "Hwa Mei Pao'
Mr. J. A. B, Sanders-Bates. Managing Director of the Universily Press, Lid, publishers of the "British Evening News." indicating that the new Nanking regime means business, five Chinese officials appointed by Chungking ha been arrested by the "political police" of the Ministry of Police of the new Jadministration and sent to Nanking under escort, presumably for trial from Shanghai. Four of the officials are' connected with the Kiangst.
Provincial Government, but none. of the arrested men belongs to the groups of persons "mentioned inthe "black list" recently announced by the new regime.
Threatened on Occasion The five officials are Messrs. Ma All of these foreigners apart from Mr. C. V. Start, have been recipients at one time or another of threatening otters, and some of them have been victims of terroristic efforts. The "shanghai Evening Post sud Mercury" has been bombed on three occasions, the "Hwa Mel Pao" has been twice bombed, while Mr. Alcott, at various times, had police protection, Nanking-inspired news. service. ereporta Domei, said last night, that the reason for the decree according. to the Nanking Executive Yuan, wus the constant activities of these foreigners endeavouring to under mine the government, Te was further charged that by using their non-existing treaty rights, Mey" have repeatedly protected und ce-operated with traitors who are persistently working against the new ational government by distributing, runiours ud Improper statements, More Journalists 01
"Black List"
Yuan-fung, chairman of the Kuomintang Oflice of Kiangsu; Chin Pu-wu, 0 committee-man of the same ofice:
Chang Mo-min, counsel of the Kiang-ssu" Provincial Government; Shih Shwun-yen, secretary of the same provincial" government: and Chow Siao-peh who is said to be responsible for educational work in occupied areas here in an executive capacity According to the "Central Daily News", which publishes pictures of the atresied officials, the five persons were recently arrested through the efforts of leaders of the "political police" of the Nanking regime. It is Stated that following the announce-Ment of the first "black list," the political police began their work, re~ sulting in the five men being arrested, but this was contested by' previous, Chinese. reports which stated that they. were arrested in a Settlement hotel "before the list was published and through the treachery of one of the colleagues of the arrested officials who, it was alleged, had gone over to Mr. Wang Ching-wels side.
Shanghai, July 16.
Your well-known Chinese news papermen working for Ameri publications in Shanghai have just been added to the "black list™ of 83 alleged pro-Chungking local Chinese bankers, civie leaders and newspaper men, thus bringing up the number of the men "wanted" by the new regime in Nanking to 87. Some quarters believe that the latest addi Vons to the "black ist" may keeping with the anti-American agita. ion among the Japanese in. Shanghai and Nanking.
The four newspapermen whose ar rest and punishment has been ordered by Mr. Wang Ching-wei are Messrs.
Yuan of the "Shanghai Evening Post' and Mercury", Chant Tze-liang Woo Ka-tang of the "China ress", and Ho. ye-hsiang of th "China Weekly Review." Exceptin Chang, who Is more concerned the business side of the publica-
It was not revealed whether the political police who made the arrests, were actually sent from Nanking' direct or from the Shanghai ofice of the police. It will be recalled that some time ago Mr. Wang's news: fayency announced the opening of a branch of the political police in Jessfield Road.
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