Washington, Nov. 23.
Mr. Joseph Grew, the United States Ambassador to Tokyo, and consular officials at Yokohama are investigating the detention of an American nurse by Japanese authorities, the State Department said yesterd:
Department officials said they did not know on what charge the nurse was being held.
"The nurse, Miss Edna Lawrence, of Ontario, California, was en route home on the Yuwata Maru after having served 20 years in the Severance hospital in Seoul, Korea (Chosen). She was removed from the ship in Yokohama November 13, and returned fo Seoul, U. S. officials in Tokyo were informed that examination of Miss Lawrence in Seoul would be brief, said reports from Tokyo. Consular authorities also determined that Miss Lawrence was receiving considerate treatment, said Tokyo reports.
Japanese police who arrested Miss Lawrence said they were unaware of the charges against her and only were acting on a warrant given them to serve, American passengers on the Yuwata reported when the ship arrived yesterday in Honolulu—United ess,
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