Japanese military police went into action again in the Settlement ye: terday afternoon, when, in spite of strong protests from the S.MP., they insisted upon removing a quantity of forthwith conveyed to them as ten-^ ants in common, in equal right, [subject to the payment of all out. standing claims, For the purpose of protecting possible creditors who dealt with an ostensible American company the Court will retain jurisdiction for a reasonable time, but the physical transfer shall be made immediately so that the brothers may continue their busi-mess without interruption. furniture from a house in Hwa Kee The facts as cited in the judgment Alleyway, off Bubbling Well Road,|are as follows; "For many years opposite the Majestic Road. The|Mentikas C. Cannelakis and Stanatics house from which the furniture was|C. Cannelakis, who are brothers and removed was reported to be the former residence of a Chinese Government official. The household re-citizens of Greece, have owned and operated as equal partners à- profitable tobacco business in Tientsin moving began early in the afternoon, and attracted a large crowd of curio cus Chinese, who gathered around the house, and in Bubbling Well Road.
May 5, 1936, the brothers, together with Messrs. Roy G.' Allman, George D. Happer and H. E. Kendall, all American citizens, applied for a} certificate of incorporation under the A party of detectives from Bub-china Trade Act, which was issued tling Well Police Station hurried to the scene on receipt of information thot—Japanese military police' were creating in their district without-previous notification to the municipal authorities They attempted to persuade the military police that they were not entitled to remove the furniture, as no arrangements had been made with the municipal authorities permitting them to do so. The Japanese, however, held that thi were acting under orders, and went shead in spite of protests ty the police. An official protest over the matter was lodged with the Japanese authorities later in the afternoon by: the Shanghai Municipal Police, on bebelf of the S.MC.
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