Four persons declared to be Japanese are prisoners. Besides the two who were taken in the surprise raid at Fengehun, there was one who had been under surveillance a few day', and was tually arrested while Walking on the Second Bund near Shameen with two Chinese friends who were continually seen with him. Another long bearded, fellow had just gone through the French Gate of Shameen when he was pointed out toa policeman and taken tow, Walking in Shameen he had) stopped at the door of a grocers. Speaking Mandarin, the shop manager had to be summoned, and he managed to make out that it was. fresh mite that the man wanted. was told the shop did not have mill, and he walked away but a few minutes afterwards was in the hands. of the police, one from Shameen having run out to make known his sugpleions, At the Taipinig Poltce Station the arrested man's suitcase grenade, was opened. In it was a hand-
What is still in doubt is whether not it was in the plan that some Of the military was to turn against the Government. It may well be that the rumour that. this"is so grew out of the failure of those who early Jearned of the intended coup d'etat to understand how any man or body. fof men could be crazy enough to. conceive this plot without having military" backing.
Justo, day ahead of the discovery of the abortive scheme, Wednesday, part of the Weapons which were! Going brought into the city were held up. A large cargo boat, propelled by oars, Was right behind a Hongkong steamer as it went by the Bocca Tigris forts, A military party boarded, saw nothing but fruit and vegetables, and returned to their patrol boat. Taking a last look at the cargo vessel, if was noticed she sat very low in the water for one carrying. such commodities. A second! scatch was made and this was thorough. Turnips and melons were moved and In the hold were found the military supplies.
The peddling of vegetables and trulls By Itinerant vendors 1s of an fend for a while, because it was dis-coved that the plotters were to Ko fo their appointed stations disguised fas such peddlers with their weapons concealed in, their baskets.
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