Arrested by Chinese Hankow, Jan. 24.
At four o'clock yesterday after-neon Paymaster Commander} McBride, of the Naval Office, while driving his ear, ran down a Chinese boy, 16 years of age, who was riding died, a bicycle.. The boy subsequently)
The off cor was immediately arrested and taken to the nearest police station, from which place he was escorted to the Public Safety Bureau in the Native City.
Ropresentations were made by the British Consular authorities, Dut these were met by a firm. refusal to release the officer, the Chinese police stating that they were acting in accordance with instructions from Nanking that all foreigners come under Chinese jurisdiction and have to be tried by Chinese courts.
Later, however, upon direct representations to the Mayor, Mr. Liu Wen-tao, the release of Paymaster Commander McBride was effected
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.