Hongkong, Nov. 28.
British military authorities here last night officially announced that they regarded the brief Japanese occupation of British outpost No. 2 on the Kowloon Leased Territory border on Saturday as a mistake induced by the position of the sand-bag emplacement, A communique issued here last night noted that the post was located west of the Canton-Kowloon Railway and outwardly resembled a Chinese defence position.
"When informed by British officers! that the Japanese troops were in British territory, the Japanese commanding officer apologized and ordered his troops to withdraw several hundred yards to the north, the official announcement said. The attitude, of the Japanese throughout this brief incident was conciliatory, the commungiué noted, Maps carried by the Japanese officer, according to the communique, showed accurately the frontier.
One British outpost sustained minor damage during the Japanese operations near the border, which did not cause any casualties among British troops, the announcement said—Domei.
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