Tientsin, May 29.
Japanese officials here to-day decided to proceed on Monday to the Selncen, a farm under joint Sino-Japanese management, to investigate charges of oppression' lodged against the Chinese authorities by Eizo Shima, Japanese partner in the enterprise, 'Mr, Shima this morning visited the Japanese Gonsulate-General to make report on the arrest on Thursday of Ku En-Fu, his Chinese partner. 'The arrest, Mr. Shima alleged, was a sequel 10 the promulgation on May 20 by' the Hopel-Charhar Council of a new law proscribing—the death sentence for persons "secretly selling national land to foreigners.'
The Japanese partner in the farm, which covers 250 aeres, charged the Chinese authorities with attempting to drive them out of business by threatening Chinese employees and agricultural experts with death should they continue to work with Japanese. He also alleged that the transportation' of foodstuffs to his farm was. being interfered with.
"We are trying to improve Chinese crops and Chinese Agreultural methods," Mr. Shima said. "We should Feceive the " support Chinese authorities instead of being oppressed by them. If Tam forced to quit, it will establish a precedent of a Japanese having been prevented from, leasing land ina. treaty port
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