Peiping, Mar. 21.
The headquarters of the Japanese have never issued orders to the effect that Britons and other foreigners must obey an order to uncover and bow to Japanese sentries.
A reply on these lines has been made by Japanese civil authori here to further British representations in connection with the incident involving the Rev. A. H. J. Murra: f the London Missionary Societ who was assaulted by a Japanes sentry at Tsangchow, south of Tientsin, last month.
Instructions have been telegraphed to Tsangchow, the reply adds, to cease such procedure if i in force there, The incident involving Mr. Murray the son of Sir James Murray, editor of the Oxford "New English Dictionary," happened on February 20.
While returning home from church, a Japanese sentry shouted at him to halt when he reached the city gate. Mr. Murray walked on, whereupon the sentry struck him on the head and refused to allow him to proceed until he had doffed his hat and bowed to the sentry. The missionary refused. A Japanese officer wa: then called up, and he insisted that the Briton comply with the roque—Reuter,
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