Efforts to Release Three Men Detained at Taiyuan Peiping, May 16.
Major Masayuki Mikuriya, Japanese resident officer in Taiyuan, was reported to-day by the Kokutsu News Agency to be negotiating with the Shansi provincial authorities for the release of three Japanese, detained the City Police Bureau.
"the arrested men, the news agency sold, included two officials of the South Manchuria Railway Company, and a representative of the Tsing hupa Kungssu, affiliated with 'Yesierday, the news agency ported that two men, Mr. Matsushita, of.the SIM.R, and Mr. Miyazaki, of the "Hsing Chung Kunssu, were arrested on May 12, but were released the following morning. 'To-day, the agency said the two men were' still funder arrest, together with tr. Kenichi Kojima, manager of the Taiyuan office of the SAIR.
The two men, the agency asserted were involved ina dispute over rickshaw fares. Geoing them amidst Jarmob of about 40 rickshaw pullers Mr. Kojima came to their rescue, All three were then, according to the agency's report, arrested by the police—Domei.
Peiping, May' 15.
Three Japanese held by the Bureau of Police in Taiyuan following a fracas last Wednesday were released at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Japanese Embassy here was advised They regained their Uberty as the result of strong representations made with the Ofice of the Pacification Commissioner for Shansi and Sulyuan by Major Masayuki Mikuriya, Tapanese resident officer In Talyusn,
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