Yesterday, self-styled Japanese "secret service men" arrested and forcibly removed a Chinese patient, Mr, Shing Fei, from a private room in the Wuhu' General Hospital, an American-owned mission hospital, Mr. Shing was recovering from a severe attack of crescent malaria, and was still in a weakened condition, "A warrant of arrest was demanded by acting American hospital authorities. But such minor details or the matter of proof that the arresting officers were authorized as such seemed unimportant to the Japanese "detectives," who overruled the request and took their victim off, It is rumoured that they believed Mr, Shing to be a Chinese patriot; but they "only said he was 'a man they had been looking for. They were also looking for his servant, but he could not be found, Whether Mr. Shing was a patriot or a traitor was unknown to the hospital authorities, He was admitted a very sick man with positive findings of subtertian malaria, When a sick man applies for treatment at a Christian Hospital he must be cared for ro-Wardless of race, nationality or creed.
'What is important is that Japanese could enter American property and carry off an inmate' without even having to present their credentials as bona fide detectives or any warrants of arrest. What is to hinder any common soldier from carrying off our women or student nurses?
At 9:30 this morning a Chinese bombing plane flew over Wuhu, It stirred up much anti-aircraft Are, but with no hits, For some time afterwards there was heard machine gun fire in the hills east of the city, Coal Control Enforced In Peiping ping Peiping, Oct, 25.
Determined to. seo its coal order observed in good faith, the Municipal ily here has sought ihe cooperation the general public in seporting ta the' police bureall any instance, of Irregularity on" the' part of coal deniers "The Munllpality in the meantime warns the general public to" be. Their guard against use of 8 giier Percentage of lay in coal alls and Theseling of coat bala while they ae. all wet Chinese reports state that the police bureau may parade in. the Etects the more serious offenders Sgainst their regulations—Reute.
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