Weihaiwei, Apr. 23.
Four men have now been identified by the police authorities as having been connected with the shooting of a police officer here ten days ago.
Three of the miscreants have been arrested at Chefoo and have fessed their guilt. The apprehension of the fourth member of the gang is expected shortly.—Reuter, Harbin, Apr, 16.
A. mass meeting of ex-employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway was held outside the pensions depart ment of the railway to-day, when the delegates who had twice visited Changchun to present the claims of the ex-employees submitted a report. ho delegates apparently met with interview with officials of the Minis-ttle success at Changehun, for their try of Communications lasted only, seven minutes, When the "crowd realised the position, they, became very excited fand shouted "Give us our money" We demand an immediate settle ment." Several speeches were then made by non-delegates, calling for Jdirect and forcible action, They. shouted, "We are starving, but the Soviet members of the 1% are ines on banquets." "We will nob spending tens of thousands of dol be fooled any longer." "The Railway is keeping our money in the government bank at Vladivostok.
The speeches intensified the 6 citement" and when several mien Started to, shout "To the offices of ithe Board" the crowd moved for. ward as one man, On their arrival Jat the offices, the crowd did nob wait to appoint delegates. They, Hiust surged forward and made one towards the office of the vic lent, M. Kuztnetzoft, but the found to be locked, No lost in breaking if open, but fortunately for M," Kuztnetsoft he had made good, his escape otherwise he was likely to have be Shortly after this, a detachment police arrived, also General Li Huislin, commander of the railway police, who suggested that he would willing to discuss. the matter with their delegates if the crowd left: the building.
Delegates were then nominated land the crowd waited outside the
Jdiscussions which took the form of building. to hear the, result of the fa promise made by General Li Hule Tin that he would go to Changehun snd do everything possible to arrive satisfactory "settlement with the Ministry of Communications Renter.
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