Reported Outrage on British Merchant Peking, July 26.
Reports from Antung state that a British merchant, Mr. Shaw, on July 11 entered Korea without a passport to meet his family, who were returning from Japan. Mr. Shaw travelled 20 miles into Korea.
When he was returning, he was arrested on the charge of not having in his possession the necessary passport and has since been consigned to a Japanese gaol, his friends not being permitted to see him, This action by the Japanese. it is stated, is not in accordance with the procedure. usual in the case of a man being without a passport, and the case bears the complexion of an official kidnapping and holding in custody in order to prefer, against the accused charges, con: nected with occurrences in territory, where British tribunals exist, competent to deal with any alleged misconduct there.—Reuter.
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