Japanese Shanghai, Aug. 19.
The Headquarters of the "Granatieri di Savoia," in order to make clear the facts which occurred in the Italian sector, states:
On the evening of August 13 the Shanghai Municipal Police delivered to the Italian Headquarters ten Japanese civilians armed with pistols who had been arrested in the Italian sector. Owing to orders in force in the sector and in complete accord with the Municipal Police, the ten men were dis-farmed and detained at the Italian Headquarters, and were Jater-taken to the Headquarters of the Japanese Gendarmerie, returned to their post to communteat One Hour's Walt, hour tapsed, during which the oc-"A period, of approximately one cupants of the car frequently enfauired as to the: reason for their detention, SMP. No, 128 not only refused fo give an answer, but prevented British soldiers. near them 10 say anything. It appears that, this, policeman took it upon himself to ead the British soldiers in assuming, a most arrogant attitude, "At the end of the one-hour period, several European members of the Shanghai Munlelpal. Police arrived on the scene where they appeared to confer. A Japanese member of the Shanghai Municipal Polieg in civilian clothes also arrived and following a consultation with other members of the police informed Major Asano that he could proceed, The keys to the car were returned to the chauffeur,
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