Trespass of Police on British Club to Assauit Servants Hankow, Dec. 5. ration in the ex-British under present conditions 4s illustrated by an incident that} occurred yesterday evening. Chi nese police entered the Golf Club, British property, damaged the! furniture and other contents, and belaboured the native stof,' subsequently taking three of them into Tt appears that a policeman on duty outside the Club demanded cigarettes, which were refused him, upon which he entered the building, had a tussle with the "boys" and blew his whistle to summon other policemen, Several foreigners, including "Reuter's correspondent, witnessed the three "arrested" men being severely maltreated while being taken to the station.—Their release was latter effected by the members of the Club—Reuter, 'THe Nanking Nationalist Govern-rent, itis suid, has ordered Chinese ship-owners to rogiater their vessels "within three months, failing which they will be" struck off the' list. Nobody appears to know the precise meaning of this,
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