AT SHANGHAI.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 180, 31 July 1940, Page 7

AT SHANGHAI.

AMERICANS WARNED.

Jap. Threat Taken Seriously By

Authorities.

PROMINENT RESIDENTS. United Press As3(clatton.—Copyright. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON*, July 30. A message from Shanghai says the American radio commentator, Mr. C. D. Alcott, has advised the United States Consul-General at Shanghai, Mr. Richard Butrick, that the Russian and Japanese operative, Nathan Rabinovitch, telephoned him demanding that Mr. Alcott cease his tri-weekly radio broadcasts.

It is understood the United States authorities are taking the threat seriously, since Mr. Alcott is one of six prominent persons of whom the Nanking Government demanded the deportation.

The American Consulate at midnight warned six prominent American residents of Shanghai, whose expulsion had been "ordered" in the last fortnight by the Nanking Government, to take precautions because the Japanese police might seek their arrest.

It is understood the American authorities take a serious view of the warning to Mr. Alcott, because the expiration of the term will coincide with the anticipated announcement of the new policy by Prince Konoye, Prime Minister of Japan.

The Tokyo "Yomiuri Shimbun" said to-day that the Foreign Minister, Mr. Matsuoka, had offered the poet of Ambassadorship to Washington to Mr. Yo*hisuke Aikaws, president of the Manchuria Heavy Industry Company, replacing Mr. K. Horinouchi.

The newspaper addefl that Mr. Matsuoka intended avoiding friction in Japanese relations with America, while maintaining "perfect readiness for the worst."

The Moscow radio save Japanese officials have installed a post office in the French Concession at Shanghai and intend to censor all mail.