At present, he Is cruising In Chine fry Hongkong, Nov.12._ waters, sensation has been caused here 'An offclal British statement on the by the disclosure' of details of the affair, news of which leaked out only Tecent Keelung incident by the three British sailors involved. Their story "On October 7, an incident occurred Is published in full in this evening's at Keelung, in Formosa, in which three "Hongkong. Telegraph were subjected: 10 The three men told their story to Mtreatment. by Japanese. police.
2 local newspaperman this morning. They are J. Tuner, " stoker Dispute Over Taxt Fat EMS. Odin; H, J. Smith, and G. R. "A dispute occurred regarding pay-'Harrison, seamen'on HMS. Bruce and H.MS. Hover respectively. had In fact, been pald, HAMS. Bruce lg a destroyer leader: the other two ships are submarines attached tothe Depot ship, FINS, Medway, were injured, one of them hi The men related How, on returning Ils jaw fractured, to Keelung on October 7 from Tale "A. British naval officer who. Inter-haku where they had been on a vened on their Delia Insuited: by sight-seeing tour, they paid off their taxi at the full fare of ¥.8 which had -been agreed before the trip. They then proceeded to a cabaret.
Lured to-Police Station Suspictons Eatlicr reports stated that the ar~ rests were made on suspicion. that the sailors had taken photographs: of the fortified zone at Keelung, but this apparently not the esse.
It Is believed, however, that. the Incident is connected with, the feelings of" hostility' and suspicion present. in the minds of the Japanese" police, which had: been aggravated by: the affair on board the Medway a few days earlier: when a. British amicer Was necused of taking. photographs of the fortified zone.
Actually, this officer had innocently taken photographs of British sub: marines lying alongside the Medway, but unfortunately a section of shore-Vine was Included In the background of one of the photographs.
The Medway is at present at Hong-
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