An Accountant in Open Arr Penalty for Not Supporting Admi. Wen? nowt Our Own Contearoxsexr.
Tsingtao, Apr. 30.
Mr. 7. L. Ka, the Chinese accountant of "the "Kinochou-Tsinan Railway, has been placed under police surveillance in his own thorne, The house is surrounded by the railway police. Mr. Ku's telephone has been cut off. His friends fare endeavouring to save him from Prosecution.
Tt appears that almost simultaneously with his assumption of office as Managing-Director of the Railway succeeding Mr. Lin Kun, Mr. Shao dismissed Mr. Ku because, it alleged, he had granted undue credit to a Sinowapanese company, amounting, I understand, to some '$280,000."" Those in the know, however, say that this is an attempt to get even with him for his refusal to sanction the handing over to Admiral Wen of any sum of money as directed by the Wa Mr. "Lu. Pienctien, formerly President of Nanyang' University, was immediately appointed—to succeed Mr. Ku as Chief Account-fant of the Railway. Mr. La assum-his post this morning.
The foregoing will not make the Kao Bu-hung Administration more popular, although foreigners are well aware the now Tupan and the ow Managing-Director of the railway are working for common The head of a prominent local firm, who wishes to remain unfdentifed, expressed' the opinion that the' prosecution of Mr. will be followed by that of all officials connected' with the old Fégime._who were responsible for the disappearance of millions during their tenure of office.
Mr. Kyrie being held for the purpose alleged, then it would be worth while quoting the written assurance ofthe Governor's Secretary to me, that the Admini stration is not in any way connect fed. with the financial' support of Admiral Wen's squadron, which is matter for the Central Government to handle.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.