Two Chinese, manager and em ployee of a Chinese book-store in Shantung Rond, were detained by the Settlement Police on Feb. 23 at the request of the Japanese suthoritios.
The manager, Mr. Po Wu-chow and his employee, Mr. Wu Hsih, were arrested on February 22 follow= 'a raid on the store by the Police, who' were accompanied by the Tapanese. Some books, said to be fanti-Japanese in nature, were seized, While the Police were still cone tinuing the investigation and reticent fon. the matter, it was reported Chinese circles that the books had Been placed og the store by some one who asked the shop to sell them he raid on the store was carried out soon after.
"Another raid was conducted on Chinese publishing company at No. Shu Kong Lee, of Marcel Tillot, where aver 1,000 books were seized, trid a Chinese was also arrested. The French Police raided the place at the request of the Japanese.
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