Japanese military authorities last night continued to investigate the attack by an auxiliary member of the Japanese Army's supply corps on Dr. Birt.
The investigations by the Japanese gendarmes were hampered by the absence of information, since the Ta Tao policemen, who first reported the incident to the Japanese authorities, did not witness the actual attack, Japanese sources said last night.
The Japanese soldier, policemen of the Ta Tao Government said, arrived at the village shortly before noon and proceeded to the wine shop. After consuming a large amount of alcohol, the soldier left the shop- His unsteadiness attracted the attention of the villagers, who formed a circle around the man and loudly voiced their amusement.
Infuriated, the soldier out his bayonet, tied its with a long string, and the weapon around drive the crowd away. pulled handle swung head to
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