Japanese householders in the International Settlement have" been asked by the presidents of their respective street associations to ald [Shanghai Municipal Police when the latter call to plot a map. setting out™ Japanese residences, accord= Ing to the "Shanghai Mainichi."
This step was taken by the SMP. to avoid mistakes when' emergency domiciliary searches are undertaken the Settlement, The action follows the uproar caused by the illegal search of the: home of Mr. Genzo Kumabe, 11/151 East Yalu Road, by a joint party of Hal, SMP. and French Municipal Police, early in the morning of September In a formal apology addressed. to the Consul-General Mr. Itaro Ishii, Mr. Stirling Fessenden, secretary general of Council, said' on September 17 that the police party had mistaken the house because of a Fecent change in numbers and pro mised that the officer in charge' would be reprimanded, while meas-tures would be taken to prevent a recurrence of such incidents, 'A representative of the SMP. also called at the Kumabe home: Tater to express his regrets and to nder apologies, according to the
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