Japanese Consul Protests at Sugar Seizure 'Tientsin, Aug. 27, A minor fracas occurred here [day between Chinese police and Eu toms ofciais and a group of men who. attempted. to obstruct, the moval of smug ods, consisting of 2,000 bays of sugar. 'This cargo, stored in Peimalu, in' the Chinese Jeity, had been seized by the Customs, but when Chinese police and Cust officials drove up in eight trucks to remove the bags, a crowd of rowdies intervened.
Eventually, however, the goods wore safely Femoved to' the Customs "Reuter, Tientsin, Aug. 28, The Japenese Consular authorities here have protested against the seizure of a consignment of ssu which was removed by Customs off: dals and police from a warehouse in the Chinese City yesterday, on the ground that it "had been smuggled into Tientsin. The Japanese contend that, in seizing the consignment, the Customs and Chinese police ignored the "extraterritorial rights of" the Japanese owners.
Following the protest, the Chinese police guard which was placed at the Jgodown has been withdrawn, and the police authorities have tendered a
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