Ichang, Aug. 2.
Admiral Phelps, U. S. N., who was at Chungking when the incident on \board the Alice Dollar occurred, to-day sent a wireless message to detain the ship and the Chinese offenders pending his arrival for investigation.
The Chinese officials and soldiers were transferred to the U.S.S. Isabel yesterday and are under close custody.
Captain Tornreth of the Alice Dollar was also shot in the leg The wounded are progressing favourably though suffering from shock.—Reuter.
Admiral Phelps' Investigation Ichang, Aug. 5.
Admiral Phelps returned to Ichang yesterday afternoon and held ar investigation into. the incident on board the Alicd Dollar.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Upper Yangtze, Gen. Wang Ju-chin, demanded that' the Deputy-General should be given up to him, but Admiral Phelps determined to hand him over to the Tuchun himself. The 13 guards -were handed over to Gen. Wang, but it has not yet been learned what form of punishment has bean meted out to them. The Deputy-General is detained in custody on the U.S.8. Isabel.—Reuter.
Peking, Aug. 9.
Hankow reports state- that the American naval authorities have handed over to the Chinese military authorities at Ichang 10 of the soldiers who were concerned in the incident on board the Alice Dollar and that the officer in command has been handed over to the authorities at Wu chang.—Reuter. 7
Cuina has been. invited to send a representative to the Congress for the Suppression of Obscene Literature to be held at Geneva shortly, reports the "Shunpao."
Unfounded Rumours -as to Impending Hostilities: The
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