The Archive · 1927

Startling Arrest of Mme

Captured by Military Police at Tientsin Tientsin, Oct. 12.

Madame C. C, Wu, wife of the Nationalist Minister of Foreign Affairs, who has been in Tientsin on a visit to her mother, Lady Ho Kai, was arrested by the military police on Monday as she was boarding the Japanese vessel Hwashan Maru, on which she had intended to return to Shanghai, She was taken by the police to their headquarters, where she is still detained, Her mother and cther relatives have made: several attempts to see her but without avail, No reason is given for the arrest: it is assumed that she is being held as a hostage.

As Madame Wu's visit was partly due to reasons of health, her arrest has occasioned much anxiety among her relatives end friends—Reuter, Tientsin, Oct, 13.

Yesterday afternoon Lady Ho Kai received permission to. visit her daughter, Mme. C. C. Wu, wife of the Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs, in order to take her some warm clothes, The local police have telegraphed 10 Marshal Chang Chung-chang asking for authority to release Mme. Wu, against whom no charge has been preferred.

It may be recalled that Mme, Wa was arrested by the military police on October 10 as she was boarding the Japanese vessel Hwashan Mary, fon which she had intended to return to Shanghai, after having stayed in Tientsin for a few days on a visit to her mother, No reason was given for Mme, Wu's arrest, but it was samed that she is being held as

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