The Archive · 1938

Singapore Chinese

Singapore, June 21.

'Tension gripped the reduced Japanese community here today following the attack yesterday on one of their' countrymen by a group of six Chin-cee. allegedly members of the local Anti-Japanese Society. Police have not made any arrests so far.

'The Japanese Consulate-General today filed strong ropresentaticne with' the British authorities here demanding that Japanese be given adequate protection from Chinese ex-

"The assault occurred in broad daylight on Malabar Road. Mr.. Tatsuji 'Yamada, 39-year-old proprietor of a grocery' store, was sct upon by six Chinese as he left the otices of Sakamoto & Ca, a local Japanese firm. "He sustained severe injuries fon the face and head.

"The Japanese consular authorities accused the police with being lax and demanded that the assailants be arrested and punished—Domel,

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