Tokyo, Feb. 21.
Twelve out of the 230 questions pending between the United States, arising out of damage suffered by American nationals as a result of Japanese military operations China, have been settled, the Foreign Office here announced tod:
With most of the remaining cases relating to events having occurred Central China, investigations into them have been almost finished, permitting an early opening of negotiations for their settlement, according fo the announcement, Of the pending questions which nave been taken up in Tokyo the Announcement said, those dealing with damage caused by bombing, mostly occurred outside Japanese-oe. cupied areas of China, making it impossible for the Japanese authorities to investigate The List Ton eases, out of the 73 instances where the American Government had Grawn the attention of the Japanese authorities to alleged Japanese oe. cupation, destruction, transfer or the tuse of American interests. in China, had already been settled, the at nouncement stated. 'These' were 1; Damage to the premises of th Kota Drug Company, Ward Roa Shanghai.
The question of the waler mains: in the railway compound, Chapel, 3: Damages claimed against, the Japanese Government by Mr, Madison Doyle, a resident of Tunsin Road. Shanghai.
4: Damages to the ¥.M.C.A. build~ ing, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai, '5: The requisition of the steam Iatinehes owned by the Slandard-Vacuum Oil Company at Nuntungchow, between Nanking and Shang-
'6: The occupation of the American Church, Soochow.
7: The closing of the American Mission Girls! School at Kaifeng.
8: The firing on an American national, by mistake, on the Han River in. Kwvanglung province.
'9: The examination of an American national at Chefoo.
10; Insults to two American citizens in Shanghal—Domel, Mr, Young Handed Over To Court Tokyo, Feb. 20.
Mr, James R, Young, Far Eastern Manager of International News Service and the King Feature Service, was handed over by the police today to the office of the Procurator of the Tokyo District Court charged with violation of the Military Penal Code.
"Arrested on January 21 at the Imperial Hotel, where' he maintained fan office, Mr.'Young has since been detained' for questioning at the Marunouchi Police Station. A formal Indietment will now be filed by the Procurater should he find sufletent evident e for such action.
Mr. Young Is specifically charged with having violated Article 99. of the Military Penal Code which provides that a person who fabricates ud distributes rumours pertaining to military affairs in time of war nergeney shall be liable to three years' imprisonment, The Military Penal Code is _applicable to Mr. Young under Article 2 of the same statute making its provisions applicable to civilians in a rhumber of specified cases. Article 3 of the same code provides that Article 2 shall also be applicable when the crime is committed outside the boundaries of the Japanese Empire. The Code was promulgated Jon April 10, 1908—Domei, Trauiax airline interests have approached. the Japan Airways Company with a proposal for the opening next month of a Home-Tokyo service, jit was learned in Tokyo. The proposed route would be an extension of {the Rome-Bangkok line which is expected to go into operation in March.
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