Shaokuan that he eventually was released, for which he had to wait! until Marshal Sun Chuan-fang had given his official permission from his, headquarters.
Speaking to a representative of the "North-China Daily News," Prof. Hall said that he had been in Peking, and after visiting Wu Pel-fu at Paotingfu, travelled down. the Peking-Hankow Railway, thence the Lunghai Railway toward Shangh: To his surprise and dismay, he was! Jmet on the Hsuchowfu station platform by a company of allied soldiers, fully armed, whose officer demanded that he accompany, them. Taken to military hea: quarters, together with his Sha fungose servant, he was searched and his luggage gone through and, despite his "American passport, letters and other documents, he was not released. After being' atime in Hsuchowfu, he was transferred! under armed guard to Pukou, detained there six hours; to be taken finally to the Nanking headquarters.
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