Peiping, June 16.
Lieutenant Cooper, British language officer; who was sent from Peiping gan to investigate the detention Te Spear, the British che, has been released, {ind will arrive, in. Peiping tonight.
Lieutenant Cooper himself was detained whicn he arrived in Kalgan, following the arrest by the Japanese of Colonel Spear.
The latter was arrested following a three-month tour of the Communist farmict in the interior of China, apparently when he crossed from the Chinese to the Japanese lines.
It has mot yet been learned when spear will be released. The ish authorities are making every effort to obtain his release—Reuter.
It Is learned from a well-informed source that one of the ressons. for the disagreement is that the Japanese intended tw Tun a hi-weekly pose Sengers. service between Canton and Hongkong, whereas the British were only allowed a fortnightly service, Meanwhile, the Portuguese steamer Singeheong, which arrived here yesterday from Macao, snaking her since the. Japanese allowed soclely salle New Provinces Created In Manchoukuo For th tence of Manchouku, parpose of stcengiening Piping, June 6 the natios {ro mage. provinees ave been itu in" northern FTney are named Tungan an Pesan.
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