Tientsin, Nov. 21.
Well-informed "foreigners" have just dlacloved the brutal treatment corded by the da nese to Dr. Wut Lien-teh, the world-famous plague thority.
Dr Wa was recently visiting Changehun on plague-prevention work. when the Japanese military arrested him, He was conveyed Mukden under military escort and taken to the residence of a military tee, where he andersen crass lasting al jong.
westioners accused him of vestigation, on. behalf of Nanking, of the recent Japanese actions Earding salt and Customs revenue.
At six. flock that night took him down. the stairs, of th same house and imprisoned him in a: slimy vault without even a bed, Dr. Wa was Kept there for 48 hours without seeing daylight; then, exhausted, he produced a British passport (he was born in Singapore) and requested his release as a British subject, ig, Jailers th lately leased "Dr. Wo, expressing. regret and explaining that he would never have been arrested if they had Known of his. British citizenship, He was released on the evening of November 18 and given a visa tenabling him to. pass without indranee through the Japanese ines. He is now on his way to Nanking.
'The interference of the Japanese military prevented Dr. Wa from making visits to. two. plagve-pre-Yention stations in' Mancharia. upon Important plague-prevention work.
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