Shanghai, Mar. 23.
Hopes for the release of four Rus-san boys, MI Chistohin, E. Gallunas, L. Alexieff and G. Pollakoll, who were arrested by the Chinese police the Hungjao district on Thursday afternoon, were brighter yesterday. Mr. N. A. Ivanow, Chairman of the Russian Emigrants' Committee was reported to have seen officials of the Shanghai Municipality, who promised him to look into tffe matter The four boys, the eldest of whom only sixteen sears old, were hunt-Ing for birds' sists when they wore arrested by the police, They were rst taken to the Lincoln sub-static and were later transferred to Pootung. It waa alleged that they had been beaten by the police.
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