The British and French Concessions, the spokesman went on, served as base of operations for these terrorists.
According to non-official but reliable information, the spokesman said, the authorities of the British' Concession had unearthed a plot to blow up the official residence of the Japanese Consul-General and the buildings of the Yokohama Specie Bank and of the Bank of Chosen in the middle of July.
Arrests had been made, with men named Wong and Shen, said to be members of the Kuomintang, figuring prominently among the accused, he added.
Commenting on this information, the spokesman said that while the Japanese appreciated the efforts of the British authorities they felt that the latter may find it difficult to prevent a recurrence of such cases because of various factors, including language difficulties and others.
He suggested that the French and British Concession authorities should secure the ce-operation of the Japanese in detecting and preventing such cases in the future, "We expect" he declared, "that some sort of an offer will be made by the French and British authorities ior giving positive amd effective cooperation to the Japanese in preventing the recurrence of such muy cases which are responsible for a wave of unrest which is now sweeping the Japanese colony in Tientsin."—Domei,
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