The Archive · 1939

British Military Still Has "Forgotten Men"

Nobody Claims Sixteen Axrested by Patrol

The sixteen armed and uniformed Chinese who were arrested in Brenan Road on Friday morning by a patrol of the East Surrey Regiment, were still in British military custody yesterday.

The men were carrying rifles and hand-grenades when they were Subsequently efforts were made to identify them and to determine to which organization they belonged. Persons close to Mr. Wang Ching-wei vigorously disclaimed that the men had any connection with'his "special service corps."

Nobody has come forward to claim them, and they are now apparently well on the way to becoming "forgotten men." ar

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