The Archive · 1911

A Bold Demand

REVOLUTIONARIES ON A MAIL SHIP

Another has to be added te the ready long list of daring episodes which have characterized the revelationsry regime in Shooghai.

The incident occurred about half-pst cloven o'clock yesterday forenoon, mbori the 8 M R.8, ai a was lying at the Whangpoo Wharf, about to de; on ber usual trip to Tairen. remained only a f-w minates before bee boat behind appeared, and came along-jo. In the second best were about twenty revolutionary soldiers. all fally armed, and while they remained in the best, four or fi to the d re they interviewed the master, demanded to be allowed to search the vessel for some one they The master naturally demand, o-ming. a" they bout authority from the proper quarter, bot it is a derstood that thr revolutionary emisearics, for such they Pervisted to some extent, At Decessary to start, avd or other the party was incident was not yet over. No eoner bad the Man in Gt-rd with wireless, foriber of a se boor yesterday afternoon ix enppored that the rev: lationaries mete lo king for General Chang Heaw when they bearded the yeel wan their sopeion that he was on bord, irqnities indicate that they wer wong. E: ip the third cise, the only Chitsre who were booked were two who were proceeding to Tairen on kets. There is also no reason bat he was among the thi cla passengers.

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