Seoul, Aug. 10.
The police to-day issued an explanatory statement concerning the arrest of Mr. George 'L. Shaw of 'Antung on July 11. The statement his S2ys says: "Mr, Shaw, who is Irish, used to declare his' sympathy with the Korean malcontents, gave them shelter in his house and also established in his house a bureau for communication with Shanghai and made it a base for carrying on plots. The house was known among the Korean outlaws as the invincible fortress of Antung." Mr. Shaw used his steamers for bringing bombs, pistols and inflammatory documents to Korea from Shanghai. As a result of the' arrest of several Korean outlaws on the frontier, evidence of Mr. Shaw's offence was obtained. Mr. Shaw was very cautious and rarely left his house, but he entered Korea on July 11 to meet his Japanese wife, returning from Japan, and was arrested."—Reuter.
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