Shanghai, Nov. 19. The sixteen armed Chinese who were arrested by the British military authorities on November 10 were released last: night after a request had been made by the Japanese adviser to the Shanghai City Government and Special Municipality officials in the western district. The Shanghai Special Municipality officials and Japanese adviser have given a written undertaking that the Tsaokadoo Defence Corps. 40 which these Chinese belonged has now been disbanded and that they will, therefore, in future cause no'further trouble, The rifles, pistols, and hand grenades carried' by. these armed Chinese have been confiscated by British authorities.
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