dispute hi the Shanghai authorities, an which, under the laws of the National is intolerable. thorities of Greater Shanghai a of some 20,000 ounces opium seized fromthe China Merchants str. Kiangan last week.
Te appears from reports in the Chinese papers that the opium been "seized" by military detectives on. board the Kiangan and was being removed to. the Tunghua headquarters when bers: of the police arrived on the scene and held the consignment: up- Upon inquiry being made, one of the military detectives. produced a cand saying that the consignment was official and the police had no right to interfere, The police, however,: insisted on interfering, whereupon, it alleged, the military" detectives, a score number (some being in uniform at the time), drew pistols and pointed them: ut tha police. Several of the latter were ordered to board a motor lorry on which the consignment was being carried and wore taken to the military head= quarters, where they were confined in a small room, The opium we unlanded, it is said, and some was Drought into the Settlement. When tone of the police officers' remontrated, ho was given a severe eating. The others wore later re-
The matter was reported to Col. Tai Shih-fu, Commissioner of Public Safety, who personally made an investigation, which led to the arrest of three men, two of whom admitted being detectives from the military headquarters. These men are alleged to have confessed that they were detailed to afford protection to those in charge of the consignment and to seo that it was landed safely. Col. Tai at once called on Gen. Hsiung Hsi-hui, the Gendermerie Commissioner, who promised to look into the matter.
Telegrams have now been sent to Nanking by the Municipal authorities suggesting that the military have been interfering with the police whilst in the execution of their duties, and the military on the other hand contend that it was wrong for the police to me terfere with their activities.
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