Hongkong, Sept, 7, The German Consul at Canton has taken up the case of the four Germans arrested by the Chinese authorities yesterday in the village of Shautauhok, on the Sino-British border, on charges of photographing Strategic points on the' frontier.
The arrested Germans are: H. Lucas, 29, and V. Diossel, 28, both employed in Otto Weiss and Company, of Hongkong; T. Wihtry, 36, independent photographer; and D. Slatow, 21, employed in Carlo-Witz and Company, Hongkong.
The four Germans are reported io have been removed to the Chinese city of Lintin, where they are being examined—Reuter,
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