Chinese Sailors Arrested by Japanese According to a letter froma Makden to the "Enstern Times," trouble has occurred between thy Japanese and Chinese in Manchuria 'a3 the result of the arrest of 47 Chinese bluejackets by Japanese gendarmerie at Shakang, a station on the South Manchuria Railway, on the afternoon of the Lith instant, The report says:—
"The bluejackets caused a row with some cooliey at the station when the latter refused to give th information regarding the place, Japanese gendarmes, hearing the quarrel, rushed tothe, seen, intimidated the bluejackets and arrested several. The Chinese seamen argued and demanded the release of the arrested men, but this was refused. The bluejackets came very sullen and the gendarmes reported the matter to their eon-manding officer, who ordered 30 more gendarmes to the scene. The Dluejackets, who were unarmed, were surrounded and threatened by the Japanese, who levelled thei rifles when they tried to escape, Finally, the whole 47 of the men were token into custody and sent to Yingkow, where they are des tained."
The Japanese authorities, the ro-port continues, have demanded an apology for the incident from the Chinese naval commander; a geuarantee that Chinese sailors will not be permitted again to enter Japan-esq. territory; punishment. of the offenders; and a tee that there will be no similar occurrences
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