The Archive · 1929

BAITING OF JAPAN HANKOW Handsome Behaviour Defeats Disorderly Elements

aoa Ove Ows Cosnssroxostr Hankow, Mar, 21, 'A very unfortunate accident curred on Tuesday. A motor lorry owned by a Japanese firm and driven by a Japanese was making its way at. normal speed towards the Japanese Concession. At the third road in the ex-German Concession, the policeman on point duty signalled that the road was lear, but a coolie attempted to out across in front of the lorry and was knocked down and later died from the injuries received. The lawless elements at once scented an opportunity to make trouble, Payment of $1,000 25 n compassionate grant from the Japanese firm was fat once accepted by the family of the coolie in full settlement of the matter, The relatives of the cool whose death gave the Boycott As sociation its chance to make all the trouble that has been made probably now wish they had approached the Japanese in a reasonable way instead of trusting their ease to the Astociation,

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