san Francisco, Ape, 4 A high Chinese Government official told the United Prew in an exclusive Interview here to-day" that. Chinese shrimp dshermen inthe San Francisco Bay area were. all) working 3 utcitie agents" for. Chinn during the Sino-Japanese war, Me suid the msi acilvities were to. report Rarbour activity of ships sailing for Japan or China.
"The Chinese. civilian agents, he said ed. kept particular watch The" schooner" Kwvangyuon on which the Chinese crew. yesterday "beat three Japanese oflcers. The ship, Tongea "with, scrap ron since lost December, has "been detained here Bice iis Chinese owners atiempisd io'transios ownership to "Japanese Interests The Chinese Consulate-Cen. here hes refused to sue clearance Papers to the stib. pending olla Fotitcation of the transfer of owner-hip which must come from Chinese ofmelals in. China, United Press was informed that on three cessions, the Chinese Seents "reported. that running lights vere. glowing on board the ship, dieting that ft might, attempt 10 fall for' Osaka. without clearance papers." On each cation the Chi-Reve Gonaul, Mir. &, C. Huang, ise patched an' American Coast-Guard Otter to investigate and on one oc= cation the Const Guard cutter heard Panay Bill To Be Washington, Apr. 9.
Japanese officers returned three injured members of the Chinese crew to the ship without having obtained: medical assistance for them, They hod been ordered returned to the ship by police, however, after they had tried to make a break for freedom from a doctor's office.
The three injured Japanese officers were taken ashore by the. Coast Guard officials yesterday for treatment and protection from the Chines crew—United Press.
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