The military police, continued the witness, then ordered the Chinese coolies to get the lighters ready to be towed away, whereupon he asked the police to take him with them. He went with the first lighter, which was towed to the City Government ferry pontoon off Peking Road. Witness went ashore and reported the matter to his employees, the manager of the company's Hankow office returning with him to the scene just in time to see the second lighter coming alongside.
The manager and Ando then went to the military police office which had been established in the: Floating Restaurant while the witness, under orders, remained on board the lighters, He remained with the lighters until January 4, when they were taken down-river and their cargo loaded on board an N.Y.K. steamer.
The other evidence yesterday was given by the assistant manager of the M.SK. the Hankow branch manager of the M.B: K, and the Hankow branch assistant manager of the Nissen Kishen Kaisha, who testified to the two cargoes of wood-oil having been shipped down to Shanghai by the N.K.K. just before the local hostilities started.
The case was then adjourned.
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