Accusation That Rebel Leaders Are Being Sheltered host Our Ows Connesroxpent Hankow, June 20.
The Chinese newspapers of yesterday and to-day cor yue the campaign against the but on fresh that Chao Hong-ti, form of Hunan, Chang Yin-hua, partisan of Wu Pei-fu, and ten other rebel Teaders reached Hankow on Japanese steamer and have taken residence in the Japanese Concession, "The local Tangpu has urged the Mayor of Hankow to approach the Japanese Consul-General either to hand these men over to the Chinese police or to effect their serest in the Japanese Concession.
The Hankow General Labour Union has sent messages to all the coal officials urging action in the matter and to all the local editors urging a strong newspaper campaign on the subject. The Labour Union alleges that the Japanese Gonsul-General will mot move in the matter and urges that the necessary police force be sent to effect the arrests if the men are not handed over. In a message in the news~ papers the Union says that th "peuple ut "Wahan- sught-alt-te-rice! and demand action compelling this surrender, and also urges 300,000 workers to arise too. Meanw an official notice appears offering a reward of $10,000 for either Chao Ling-ti or Chang Yin-hua dead or alive, Afurthor matter is dealt at some Tength. The Japanese Concession is connected with the Japanese Garden by a road which runs through a tunnel under the railway, and it has always been understood that this road was constructed and haus been maintained by the Japan-one Municipality without objection from the Chinese, 'The Japanese Municipality notified the police of the 18th Police District a week' ago that they intended to repair this road from the tunnel to the Garden and asked that the Chinese police might be instructed to see that the road materials were not stolen.
The officer in charge of the 13th) Police District reported this matter to the Hankow Municipality and drew attention to the fact that this road is outside Concession limits. He was instructed to prevent the Tapaneso from executing the repairs. The matter is now being argued, the Japanese quoting the horta. been given to their doing this work. It is evident that an attempt is being trade to stir up ill-feeling over this matter, which ought to be easily settled' to the satisfaction of both parties,
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