The Columbia Country Club was the! scene of a colourful farewell reception for Colonel and Mrs. Fegan from 6 to 7 pan, last night." The affair was conducted under the auspices of the American Association in Shanghai and was attended by a large number of Americans and other friends of the Fegans who gathered to bid the popular couple bon voyage.
colonel and Mrs. Fegan will leave the Customs Jetty at 230 p.m, today, Jon the last tender for the's. President. Taft." There has been nothing in. the way of an official farewell planned to take place at the jetty but a number civilian friends of the Fegans and officers of the Fourth Marines will be on hand to bid a final goodbye. The band of the Fourth Marines yill be present at the jetty to play "Auld Eang Syne" for the Colonel and his The Colonel has been ordered to duty at Headquartes, U.S, Marine Corps, in" Washington, " Lieut-Col. Charles 1. Murray is now Commanding Ameer of the Fourth Marines, Jand will continue in that capacity Uuntit the arrival of Colonel De Witt Pack in January, Shanhai, Dee, 6 Six d four of whom wore armed, are being detained by ™ the British military authorities in Shang-hal after" they had been apprehended by a British military patrol on. the morning of Dee. 4 outside & business establishment on Tunsin Road where they were attempting 10 intimidate a Chinese by a show of force. Until they are claimed by a responsible authority the men will be detained. Their weapons have been confiscated, 1 statement issued yesterday the British military authorities - state!
"We have: in custody six Chinese, four of whom were armed, The party, wearing Chinese dross, was arrested in Tunsin Road on December 4
11 am. "The men claimed to have centered the British defence sector for the purpose of arresting, Chinese.
"the British military authorities intend to retain those men in custody until such time as their identity has been established and a request for their release has been received from responsible authority,"
Questioned by a "Nonth-China Daily News" reporter yesterday a British military oMelal denied a report that the men were members of the "Special Municipality" police, don't know who they are," he added, "and they. will be kept' in custody. until someone claims them."
Displaying Weapons When taken into custody the men were displaying their weapons "in front of several Chinese, one of whom, it was believed, they intended take away with them, The mil ary" patrol immediately" surrounded the men and they were led away. What their motive was has not yet teen ascertained although one of the men stated that they had come into the defence sector to effect an arrest, According to eye-witnesses of the incident, it appeared as if the men were about 10 stage an armed robbery when a Chinese employee left the. premises of the Danish-owned Shanghai Milk Supply Company, telephone call was immediately" put through to Bubbling Well police station and a squad of police turned ut. Before their arrival, however, the' British patrol came on the scene and effected the men's arrest Chinese circles itis. believed thatthe men are members of the Nanking Armed Plainclothes 'Corps, rationed at 'Tsaoching Prison, This could not be confirmed, however, and far' their identity "remains a mystery, Enquiries are' stil ro-
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