Alleged Agitators Arrested in Old Capital Peiping, July 2, Uneasiness in Chinese "political circles is mounting over the activities plain-clothes agents, many of whom have been arrested during the past few days, including two found lolter~ ing last evening in the vicinity of the offices of the Hopel and Charhar Political Council, Two of those taken into custody fare alleged to have confessed that. they had been employed to create disturbances during the elections to the National Assembly, which will meet in Nanking on November 12.
Precautions which may be describ:
semi-martial law have been. enforced here since June 28. Persons found in the streets late at night are liable to be searched at the point fof the bayonet, while units of the 20th Army have been brought into the suburbs from Nanyuan and other points Japanese sources declare there is no foundation for the Chinese alarm, but point out that the offiiais here are naturally anxious over the pro-Jonged absence of General Sun Chehyuan, chairman of the Hopel and Charhar Political Council, in Loling, Shantung.
This is generally attributed to the General's desire to escape Japanese Dressure for the tmplemeniation of economic concessions, including the right to construct the Tientsin-Shihchiachwang rallway.—Reuter, ————gngkong, Tuly 8."
Last seen. on Saturday evening in hss yacht anchored off port. shelter, Mr. D. W, Wagstaff, manager of the Hongkong' branch of Messrs Wagstaft of Shanghs located at Shaukiws sound," according to water police today. No further details were given the police report except that Mr, Wagstaff's yacht was within harbour 'Apparently the yacht had been caught in the rough weather over the' week-end and" probably took shelter in one of the outside islands.
When Mr. Wagstaff failed to return, from his yachting cruise, police immediately conducted a search on land and water for him.—Reuter,
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