Singapore, Aug. 16.
Mr. Ishiro Kobayashi, manager of the Eastern News, a Japanese news agency, and correspondent, still detained, the "Singapore Herald" said today.
Two Japanese Consulate ofnclals, two Eastern News employees and Mrs. Kobayashi are allowed to visit the detained Japanese newspaperman, who was taken into custody on August 4. They are permitted to! table with him for an hour daily.
Mr. Kobayashi has informed the persons. who visit him that he is most comfortable. He is living in a big room with bath and is given Europeat food at lunch time and. Japanese dishes at dinner, the "Herald" dis. closed. The Japanese Consulate has informed the "Herald" that the case is still under inquiry—United Press. best, but the absence of home letters seem to be the evidence of a break down in the service somewhat but the Post Office haz done a mighty good piece of work during all these dim The news of the fall of Ichang and Shasi came as a great blow to the Hunanese. It has made the commu nications with Chungking and the west more difficult, Many. students! are finding it harder to get west to attend their schools. Nine hundred Students took college entrance examinations in Changsha recently. 1 is reported that only about two hu red and fifty will be accepted, Controlled
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