Demand for Transportation to Interview the Rey. W. L, Holland in Nanchang Hankow, July 24.
NITBD States consular officials are exerting their utmost pressure on the Japanese authorities to provide an American consular investigator with transportation to proceed to Nanchang and personally interview the Rev. W. L. Holland of the American Methodist Episcopal Mission because of his alleged detention by the Japanese military authorities there, the United States Consulate revealed today, The American offeils. wart an Ammcican. investigator to. interview NevASccriean misionarey investgaye the condition of thew Americans in Nanchang sri aiso.to examine pro perly which. the Japanese military Authorities seem to doubt ax belong ing'to. American nationals 'American. authorities Ast asked for "air transportation facilities ale Most two. weeks ago. 'The request fag been' transferred tothe Jopan= {86 milly authors ahd date consular officials said.
reply has. been made, Japanese "American officials are anxious to send. an investigator to. Nanchang despite the receipt of letter from Mrs Tolland. The tes, delivered {ome American, Consulate by the Snpanese™ military "authorities Sly 21, was dated July'6 and. followed" the fling of now and. vigor~ four" representations onthe ease. by Mr. Hobert. Y. Jarvis, acting US. Conant-Generat on July' 19.
AIL Americans Said Safe the letter the American missionary said he was well and that Nig house Rad wot been searched. He also denied that any other. American missions had been search-
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and sid that alt Americans were The letter was In reply to me quiries sent by the US. Consulate ist month following a report. cir culated by a Japanese news agency That the Rev, Holland's House was searched and. anti-Japanese leaders had been found. The Jay report also alleged he had helped a guerilla leader and cryptically mad 8 reference to the missionary being in "hospital. This report waturaly aroused the anxiety of the American consular authorities whose efforts to obtain conerete information on the ease have failed.
was known that the Rev. Hole tana Vast woke was under detention in Nanchang on suspicion of "grave facts" against the Japanese army.
'American Consular officials' fears wore by no means allayed by the Tetter and they were determined 10) send an investigator to interview the missionary personally, Their determination was based fon a belief that the Jotter might have been written under duress, since it was understood that there were Indications. of this in some' sections of the letler.—United. Press Pearl River Blockad Hits Hongkong Hongkong, July 27, The new Japanese blockade of the Parl River is culling off Chinese supplies of food for Hongkong and Agcao und is resulting in increasing cost of living here.
The blockade ix forcing refugees to return to Canton from here. and it strengthening Japan's tnilitary. position in the Canton area, here: the, Japatiexe are menaced from the front and rear by Chinese Reports from Shameen, foreign settlement at Canton, said today that Torenners there were not alarmed by Fumours that a "Tientsin, blockade" Would be thrown around Shameen by the Japanese.
Japanese officials, here said that blockade of the Perl River had teesitted by lity opera Japsaese. forees, it was said mopping up" the Pearl United Press.
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