Hankow, Sept. 12 Mr. Carl Johannes Eskelund, Danish correspondent of the "Politiken" of Copenhagen, Denmark, and also correspondent of the "China Press" of Shanghai, was arrested this morning by the Chinese police when photographing Chinese defences along the Bund.
He was, however, released after his films were confiscated by the police.
Mr. Eskelund is leaving this afternoon for Hongkong. He is the first foreigner to be arrested after the Chinese warning against all persons, foreigners or Chinese, "making plans or sketches or taking photographs of military works in the Wuhan area," or entering or inspecting them.
The Acting British Consul-General, Mr. C. E. Whitamore, has published a notification in the "Central China Post expressing the hope that "all British subjects will comply with the Chinese notice."—Reuter.
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