Armed Chinese soldiers and a detective-sergeant of the Kiangsu Provincial Police on September 6 paid an unauthorized visit to the Indo-
1, That a manifesto should be issued, 2 That a strong protest, should filed with the Shanghai Water-[works Company against the increase, 3, That a letter should be ad-
Jdressed to the Shanghai Municipal Chis.N, str, Fausang, she lay srt Oi Minege "Waar and [Stunelior colder," searched ostensibly for opium., 4 it the Chinese Ratepayers'
Cle ing the decks and allowing i nobody to enter the engine room, they went in themselves and carried away 56 packages of some descriptions of merchandise.
The party arrived by land, not by Jaunch, and were not accompanied by officers of the Customs, the Shanghai Municipal Police or the British Consulate, Taking by surprise the chief, officer and the third engineer, who were on duty that night, they announced their intention of" searching, at the same time carrying their pistols in their hands, This occurred at 10.30 p.m, The packages were removed by the armed party and taken away by car, What their contents were is not known, but it does not seem. likely that they were opium, because of the position on the shippin which they long were stowed, This was in a fan casing, which aids the draught of the furnaces and therefore is always at a fairly high temperature, which would have a very bad effect on any opium.
A report, itis understood, has been: made to' the British Consular authorities, who are investigating the affair." It is also believed that some of the Chinese engine room staff have taken sudden leave of their jobs, The Fausang arrived from the north on Sunday afternoon.
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