Americans Handed over to U.
Consulate: Detained 24 Hours by Chinese connexion with the raid by the Chinese police on 7 Henpeng Road, Chapel, the office of Ku Klux Kah organ, "The Klansman," and arrest of Dr. S. 8. Ching and Mr. William Tang, its American promoters, it is now learnt that the police visited the premises to secure advance copies of the paper, which wag to made its appearance this week. In addition to taking into custody Dr. Ching, who is a doctor of medicine practis: ing in Seattle, and the other Chinese-American, the Chape police arrested two Chinese, A third foreign er, Lawrenve KK. Kearny, also an Atnerican citizen, is reported to have been on the premises at the time.
Dr. Ching and Mr. Tung were re-.|teased on Thursday afternoon, haying been handed over to the 'U. 8, authorities. "No charge, it is will be preferred against Following their arrest Wednesday night, friends of the two "men immediately communicated with Mr. J.P. Davis, Executive American Gonsul,. who fat once informed Mr, S, K, Chen, secretary to the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, what had taken place, The prisoners were accord ingly' ordered to be released, but it was not until the middle of Thurs day afternoon that they regained their freedom. Shortly after noon they were tranterred from the Chapel police station to the eily gaol, Here they were closely questioned. Satisfied that they were of American citizenship, the authorities sent them under escort to the U. S. Consulate-General, "Detained" not Arrested.
Realizing apparently their mistake the Chinese police now do not m to have arrested but merely tained" Ching and Tung.
Dr. Ching and Mr, Tung are the typical soft mannered returned students, quiet in their speech and nothing like the red-hot clansmen tone might imagine them to be. There is nothing out of the way in their gospel, it could be that of the ordinary student. They both wish to purify the laws, abolish opium smoking and rid the Government of corruption. This wan to be neva hel by " moral crusade.
It not certain whether they wil proceed with their original plan of holding " meeting: in the country on Sunday. Tt would seem that. the qualifications for belonging to the organization include the wearing of a gown and hood, There is no information ut hand whether the remainder of the party, the Chinese citizens, have been re:
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