Shanghai, Aug. 19.
The following statement was issued by the Fourth Regiment, US. Marine Corps, yesterday:
"At 11 o'clock this morning, Colonel Kusomoto, Chief of the Japanese Army Special Service Section in the Shanghai Area, called on the Commanding Officer of the Fourth Marines and apologised for the incident in which his men were involved in the American sector on August 18. He stated that his men had been severely re-pri manded and gave assurances that he would use his best efforts in the future to prevent such incidents occurring again." of the Igng Mauser bullets. The butts the Eve weapons were carefully examined. for" fingerprints
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