Hankow, Sept, 2.
On Monday morning " party of chinese goldiers. attempted to. go aboard the NOCK. finer Siangkiong. 'Maru which runs Retween Hankow and' Changsha, but were checked by
anchor nearby. Subsequent nez the epuloer, Yahagt which "was at ies here made ar-to hand over to the latter jose soldiers who were res-Ponsible for the trouble and who were detained by the Japanese naval Jcuthorities, While surrender of the soldiers in question was proceeding, 8 squad of Chinese soldiers, 21 in number, who were sent to take t comrades, attempted to pass forcibly through a Japanese sentry line on the Bund adjacent to the Chinese: controlled Special Ayea, with the Jconcequence that the Chinese soldiers fired at the Japanese sentries injuring a blue-jacket named Mf Ishikawa. inthe chest. Accordingly the Japan. Jose sentries returned. fire on the Chinese soldiers and the fag-ship Ataka which was lying at anchor near the bund, immediately assisted the former with machine-guns thus quieting the Chinese whose casualties are. at present unknown. The cruiser Hohagi landed blue-jackets. ito reinforce the landing forces now {in the Japanese Concession while the destroyer Urakaze which was navigating for Shanghai with 200 of special landing forces from the Kure: Naval Statfon on board on her wa} home, was ordered to return to Han-
Although the cause of the trouble attributed to the ignorance of the Chinese soldiers, it is clear that the responsibility lies upon the Chinese side and moreover it is not the first time that the regular Chinese troops {Sved upon the Japanese sentry; they. fred upon and injured a Japanese!
ntry before, therefore the Japan-Consul-General is expected to ledge a vigorous protest with the Chinese authorities, Owing to the incident, Res miral Avaki, the Comma of the ow Squadron, has changed his schedule and will not Leave here for the time be-Kaisha! ing—Toho,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.