Meanwhile, a fresh case of serious interference with the British vessel Ariadne Moller was reported today. While precise details of the affair are not yet available pending the arrival of the vessel at the British Concession, and a full report by the captain, it transpires that she arrived at Tangku on Friday, and, after considerable delay, steamed upriver, arriving off the Bund of the former German Concession on Sunday morning.
The Ariadne Moller, it is further learned, was not permitted to dock at the D.K.K, Wharf for examination, but was kept berthed slightly downstream. On several occasions, she was ordered to steam up to the D.K-K. Wharf, but every time the order was countermanded.
Meanwhile, the ship is running short of food, and the passengers, which include about 15 foreigners, among whom there is one Englishwoman, have had to go hungry since noon on Sunday. No communication with the shore appears to have been permitted by the Japanese.
To Continue Chinese Fate Unknown Washington, June 26.
Legislation was passed by the Senate today continuing the Government's $2,000,000,000 Stabilization Fund.
This measure was passed after the Senate had rejected, by'45 to 19 votes, an amendment to reduce the fund to $500,000,000 and to put the balance into the Treasury's Fund for circulation.
At the same time the Senate, by 47 to 31 votes, voted. in favour of allowing the President's power to devalue the dollar to expire on June 30.
The vote was taken on an amendment by Senator Adams to lift the controversial devaluation provision from the Monetary Bill, which in-
Subsequently, however, the foreign passengers were told they could leave the ship at about 1.30 p.m. yesterday. Nothing is known as to the fate of the 200 Chinese passengers.
The vessel has not yet arrived at the British Bund, but the agents state that they expect her to arrive there this afternoon.
It is learned that the British Consul-General in Tientsin, Mr. E. G. Jamieson, has taken steps through employers to prevent British nationals from crossing the Concession barriers.
It is understood that several Britons, including Mr. Ivor House, several times victim of stripping incidents, are now on holiday.
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