In connection with the larceny of over $7,000 from KINS, Kent and the disappearance of a Chinese servant from the warship almost immediately after the amount was stolen, the Chi-
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Prentice De. Spencer Kennard, an American missionary stationed in Japan, arrived here on Oct. 20.0n the s. Asama Maru from America, having been prevented from landing at "Yokohama, on charges that he is a Communist, In prepared statement circulated by Domei, Dr. Kennard sald:— have no erlliclsm to make of the Japanese Government in this matier. It could not but have acted as it did upon the basis of the supposed facts presented to it by the Foreign Section of the Tokyo Police Department. The higher officials of the Foreign and Home Departments of the Government deserve rather sympathy, having been placed in an exceedingly embarrassing position by the inefeiency of their subordinates, The effort of the Police Department pin the red label on me is. based on the following charges against me which they have released to the neve papers state that the Customs River Police suspected that Lin, a Chinese servant in the warship, was responsible for the larceny.' The River Police later learned that Lin had fled to Foochow by aeroplane an accordingly sent a telegram to the Fukien authorities, asking for assistance In effecting his arrest. The River Police have now received a Marine Superintendent for the Far East of Messrs, Andrew Weir und Ca.
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