Funds Sent for Upkeep of Interned Men Peking, Feb. 2.
It is confirmed that reports reached here that the families of Ping-wen are returning to Chit 'Ma Chan-shan and, Ssu via Vladivostok. 'They' fed to land at Tientsin short 'AS the majority of those return: ing are natives of Manchuria, the local authorities are making" preparations to look after them when they arrive, According to another report, the Ministry of Finance has remitted further $100,000 through the Min try of Foreign Affairs for the up. Keep of officers and men of Generals Ssu and Ma now interned in the Tomsk region, the first remittance being one of '$200,000.—Reuter. ids another incident to those which are constantly occurring in Haybin owing to the Japanese considering that they have the right to treat everybody in any way they choose and for no cause whatever.
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