Sensational Report in Preliminary Trial of Prisoners It will be recalled that some months ago the local Japanese Consular Police arrested K. Tajima, a notorious anarchist, and five of his confederates, but owing to the gravity of the tasse the authorities prohibited the publication of the news until November 20, when the preliminary hearing had been concluded, says the Shanghai "Nichi Nichi."
According to the Police, Tajima and his gang had planned to kidnap Mr. S. Yada, the Japanese Consul-General at Shanghai, and Mr.
Hashizume, manager of the local branch of the Yokohama Specie Bark, and to hold them for a ransom of $10,000 as they were badly in need of funds. A part of this money was to have been utilized in purchasing bombs with which they intended to destroy the Japanese Club on the night of November 10 when a large nuraber of Japanese officials were expected to as: semble for the grand ball in commemoration of the Coronation cere-many. This was to have been the signal for a social revolution, The names of the five accomplices who have been working with Tajima are: H. Shirayama (28), no fixed bode; K. Furukawa (24), no fixed abode; R. Take (24), dental assistant residing at No. 104 Minghong Road ard two Koreans named Kyi Sihdewei and Li Vu-kwan, also of no fixed abode.
How Scheme was Discovered With the alleged five daring instigators of the plot safely behind the bars of the Japanese Consular prison the authorities told of the first information of the events that led'to the arrest of the quintette, who are all known Anarchists and of Japanese birth.
The entire party was taken into custody through the running down of the writer of a threatening letter despatched to Mr. Yada whicl, though it bore no address, *was discovered by the Japanese Secret Service operators to have emanated from a rendezvous in the Hongkew district.
The detection of the ringleader, K. Tajima, was not dificult and when the trap was ready to be sprung the officials quickly gathered in the Your accomplices in such 4 thorough manner that there was opportunity for the defence for which the police had gone prepared.
The present plans call for the trial here before the Japanese Consular Court after which it is expected the party will be taken to Nagasaki to serve what sentences are. imposed.
Though the Japanese officials were loth to discuss the matter when it first came before them for attention such reticence was actuated by the desire to let the gang go as far as they liked before the police finally swooped down and cleaned them up.
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