News was received in Shanghai Tuesday confirming the report alli that the Acting Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Wahu named Yen was dragged through the streets of Wahu on Saturday and again on Sunday.and that he had been severely beaten by the mob. The action was the result of a rumour to the effect that he had accepted bribe of $10,000 to release th.' ete, Katwo.
Te was also reported from Wahu that a man named Meng, assistant in the Chinese Maritime, asterns there h d also been beaten and dragged through the streets. 'A poster labelled "Foreign Running Dog" was attached to the assistant It Is thought that this was the work of opium smugglers.
Rumours are current in Wuhu that large numbers of Southern troops are being despatched from Hankow toward Wuhu. Another report from that city states that }general strike and boycott is to expected shortly.
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