JAPANESE RELEASED

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 146, 22 June 1934, Page 9

JAPANESE RELEASED

MISSION TO TIENTSIN

TO ARRANGE RANSOM

United Pros-. Association—By Electric Tele.

•; . < erapli—Copyright. ' (Received June 22, li a.m.)

SHANGHAI, Juno 21,

Mr. Yainamoto, the solitary Japanese captive of the Shuntien piracy, has been released, according to a Peiping message, having been placed on. a junk en route for Tientsin for the purpose of carrying demands for the ransom of the relatives of the Chinese who remain in the hands of the pirates. H.MyS. Eagle, under the instructions of, Admiral Dreyer, is remaining in the vicinity of the mouth of the Yellow River for the purpose of assisting the final efforts to "capture"tho pirates and offect the release of •■ the Chinese captives, , ■.■:.- '.... ,-.. ■ '■

Chinese warships are co-operating with tho troops in encircling the pirates.

In contrast with the British attitude Japanese officials, at Nanking presented demands to the Chinese ; Government for speedy and energbtic measures-to effect the release of the captive Mr. Yamambto.

The releasod Chinese, proved to be Shen Tien-ling,,former Minister, of the Interior;in the Wu Pei-f v Government at Peking (Peiping).' : , ; It is belioved that the pirateß' spirit has been, broken by the manner .in which Chinese troops are closing jii around them; also the relentless pursuit by British aeroplanes, which spotted-and . followed the party until dusk yesterday. . Tho pirates .are extremely angry at the ■ Chinese. authorities for sending General Han Fuchu's troops, which are now. encircling the pirates in their: lair, which will inevitably lead' to their arrest or extermination. Tho pirates declared that they are friendly towards tho British but bitterly opposed to the Chinese Government.