Tientsin, Apr. 30.
The British authorities are taking up through official channels the matter of the arrest and sentences of a Russian chauffeur, Mr. Napara, by the Chinese authorities, }who are claimed to have acted variance with the established facts connexion with an accident in which a riesha puller met his death.
'The incident took place at about 8 o'clock in the morning of March 25, when the British-American Tobacco Company's motor truck, No, 1449, while travelling south on' Taku Road, and driven by. 'Napara, struck' and injured a cewecs fern ale tapers The trock, driver, wag, sermoned upon evidence of the policeman that the had been at fault in turning across the path of the truck, contrary to traffic regulations, was released.
Two days later the British Police received a request from the Chinese Police in the Native city, to ud the driver, Napara, to' the yamen of General Ting Chen-chia, they wished him to give evidence to the death of the coolie. The Native city police informed the British Police that Napara would be returned to their custody, oF in other words, sent back to the concession, Acting upon this advice the B.A.T. sent the driver to the British police station, whence a sergeant accompanied him to the amen, Upon arrival Nepara, wa immediately placed in jai devious promise to return additional efforts of the British Police to get him out.
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