A plot for the armed seizure of Nantao and local Government offices Inspector T, Robertson, worked day and night om the ease." The ofters kept on making investigations till Consisting of twelve men and]
women, the American Lay-Foreign "Missions. Inquiry [Commission has, arrived in Shang-kai from 'Hongkong and is beginning immediately a stady of Amer Jean' Protestant foreign missions in (Central Chine.
The inquiry was instituted by {group of 36" prominent American pleasant to think that amid Between his, own. time \of sunrise apparent discrepancy
jand that daily given in the "North" by a band of Chinese believed. to Rave been inspired by high off was. frustrated yesterday by the Chi nese, authorities ae Junction with the Muni Following up secret information on the plot, the joint authorities: scoured the' district for 24 hours making eleven arrests in the International Settlement and the French Concession and succeeded in forestalling by 12 hours the attempt which, it, is believed, was to have been nade, yesterday, morning. In consequence, declared districts yesterday but despite the tension nothing untoward happened. recently," Accordin eral officers holding im: portant positions with the Govern-tent are connected with the plot.
No. trace of superior authority directing the plot could be found yesterday, as the men arrested remained silent throughout the examination by the Settlement police, One of the arrested men is, 58 years. old, claiming to be a former advisor to the last Manchu Emperor, Hsuan Tung and the erstwhile President Yuan. Shib-Bx-Emperor Hsuan Tung is the present head of the new Manchukou Government in Manchuria, Soong Shu-chuang, broth superintendent of the Ki Arsenal in Nantao, is also among the 11 people now detained by t police, "Mr. Soong Shu-piao, chief of the arsenal, was three da summoned to Nanking by. t inigtry of War. No report of activities. in Nanking was received here during the Inst. several days.
Several returned students, from Japan and well educated Chinese youth make up the rest oft group, Though no indication could be obtained armed. force, tis expected. that further arrests are likely when the case progresses further.
The first. information con: {he armed worsing wan oh the Chief of the Detective Fovee the Bureau of Public Safety" on Saturday" afternoon, The, armed force wag to be named the,"Soutn-With Headquarters of asian of the de-went. Police were informed of the
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