Arrested Shanghai, June 20, Because of Private Tadao Osawa's Intuition, 16 of a band of 21 alleged. Chinese spies are now awaiting court martial in "Hsuchow, the Shanghai "Nippo" reported yesterday, The agents were attached to an organiza tion directed by Marshal Feng. Vu. hhslang, one time "Christian General."
Private Osawa, on sentry duty in the northern outskirts of Hsuchow on May 31, suspected something was amiss when a Chinese carrying what seemed to be a forged military pass sought to enter the town in compony with a group of farmers, The suspect's appearance also. set "him. apart from his companions, the dally Quoted an unnamed traveller who Fecently returned from the Tsinpuc Lunghat junction as spying.
Taken to military headquarters, the suspect, broke down under examina tion and is alleged to have admitted he was Shih Chuanschen, 26-yenr-all chief of the Second." Section of 'Marshal Feng's secret service, On the basis of information supplied by shih, Japanese military police raided Wang. chia tien, a village outside Hsuchow _June 3, arresting 10 suspects, Following the example set by' their alleged lender, who frequently dis ports coolie attire, the "agents" were said to have gone about looking Ike labourers, Besides espionage activi tes, they are charged with having Girected the operations "of Chinese stragglers organized in raiding bands,
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