Held Prisoner Without Trial Since November 6: Futile Demand for Justice Tsingtao, Mar. 31
Reports reaching here from Tientain decare that the ex-Governor, Mr. Kuo En-hung, was released from custody last week and is at present staying in a Tientsin hotel, brought to a close a detention which has Insted since November, when the former Tupan was: arrested by Gen, Wang Han-chang, Defence Commissioner of Tsingtao, and the same day taken under armed rd to Tsinan, -e that time has been detained at Tsinan and Tientsin. No charge has been against him, so far og is Mr. Kao had been offered his freedom before. it ix said, but refused it, demanding to be brought to trial. He was insistent upon getting justice, declaring that he sought vindication. After maintaining this attitude for some time friends prevailed upon him to give up the iden, declaring that it would be futile to hold to such a plan. He yielded very reluctantly to this Mr, Kao had been quoted as saying that he still considered himself the rightful Governor of Tsingtao, no tone having been desi king to succeed
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