Following the recent removal of the ban placed by the Japanese thorities on all reports' respecting the arrest of Japanese radicals. in Shanghai at the end of last, yea the "North-China Daily News" has received official information to the effect that eleven arrests were made at that time.
The altair started on Boxing Day when approximately 200 midship men from the training ship Yakumo visited the Toa Dobun Shoin. Sedis pamphlets, criticizing and condemning the constitution—of Japan, were then handed to them by a Chinese messenger boy.
'A raid made by the police on the following day resulted in the arrest of fine Japanese students.
The first two confessed to having ten the pamphlets with the cooperation of three members of the editorial stof of a certain local Japanese newspaper. Two of the newspapermen were subsequently. taken into custody, but the other has succeeded in keeping his whereabouts secret.
The arrested men concentrated their efforts on visiting sailors and soldiers, especially those of youthful years. The visit of the Yakumo, whose crew consisted mainly of withs ranging in age from 18 to Provided them with ar opportunity for one of their most daring forts.
The existence of disaffected per-Japanese comly known to the singe Traders until the startling develop. ment on Decentser 20.
to Japan after completion ut the pe-{the eleven en sere deported itainary investigation by the local rocuraters and have since been ted by the criminal courts there.
The newspaper at which the three journalists worked is not being held responsible for the printing of the pamphlets as they Were obviously produced without the knowledge or. consent of its proprietor.
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