Two Japanese in civilian clothes partly wrecked a small Chinese cigarette and exchange shop at 497 Szechuen Road last night, assaulted a Chinese traffic policeman and further resisted arrest when foreign officers arrived on the scene from Central Station.
The episode took place at about 11.20 o'clock. The two Japanese entered the shop. smashed the plate-glass tops of the counters, smashed the glass panes in the doors leading to a room behind the shop, and upset tables and furniture, according to the reports made.
When a traffic policeman attempted to intervene, thr: Japanese are alleged to have struck him, torn his tunic and torn one of his white "traffic Sleeves" from his arm. The sleeve|the attitude of the United Sta.es was later fo.nd, crumpled, in the overcoat pocket of one of the Japanese. The overcoat collar of a oreign sulrinspector was slightly torn when he attempted to pacify the men.
The twe taken to Central Station in a police car and lodged in the cells, after much argument their part A Japanese detective was detailed to investigate the circumstances of the case, and the Japanese Consular Police were notified.
It was understood that charges of wilful damage and assault on the police would be preferred against the men in the Japanese Consular Court.
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