Shanghai, July 6.
Questioned regarding a report from 'a Japanese source that the Nanking authorities "had despatched police officers to make wholesale arrests in the International Settlement here in connection with the publication of the names of 83 persons on the black-Uist of Nanking, a Japanese military spokesman vat the press conference yesterday explained that the report was wired from Nanking to Tokyo., From there he said, it was transmitted to Shanghai.
Pressed on the matter he pointed out he suggested that Inquiries should be made with the Chinese authorities themselves. He admitted the pos sibility of the Chinese authorities arresting persons here without informing the Japanese authorities.
The spokesman denied a report that two promifient Chinese had been arrested in the French Concession He declared that all he knew of th matter was what he read in the te-port concerned.
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