The Archive · 1911

COLLECTING MONEY

The attention of the police has within the past few days been directed to the collecting of money by the revolutionaries within the Settlement, On Fric four men were brought op at the Mixed Court in connexion with this, bat were ordered to be released, though " caution was administered, In Yangtszepoo Jestorday another two were arrested, going from shop to shop trying to raise fonds, bat open being taken to the station they were alto liberated.

The action on the part of the police has been taken as a result of ove or two cares of intimidation which have come ander notice, In o1 stance this is reported as being bat ip acotber which was investigated, the could only be described us, The men engaged were going to the various shops with books, giving receipts to those who paid, sod noting the oames of those who did not. Thowo who said that they bad already col ited noted, s well as the: some they raid they bad given, and the accuracy of their statements was inves tigated, In certain cases it has been found that persons, ancounected with the revolutionary authorities, were collecting money.

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