The Japanese forces posted long the borders of the foreign-controlled areas, the spokesman declared, were forbidden "in principle" to cross Into areas not within their-control.
"But we feel that inasmuch as the border only consists of an imaginary Une, it would be impractical ina place like Shanghai to regard. the boundary as sacred as a frontier between nations," he remarked.
'As a matter of practice, it would' give rise to an intolerable position It the men'had to stand on. the: border line and call out for each. Jother every time they wished to [communteate," he pointed out, am also unaware that there was! such a hide-bound rule regarding the boundary when the Chinese were nm occupation of Nantao,"
'The Japanese authorities.. also' reserved the right to exercise in self-defence the prerogative of hot Pursuit against attackers who should fat the beginning of next week and that it will be sharper in tone' than Jany previous note, The Intest Shanghai incidents in which British members of. the Munlelpal police force were assault and manhandled by Japanese troops have aroused an unusual amount of indignation in the press and among the general public, where it generally asserted that the tension is now almost at a breaking point.
The "Dally Telegraph" attach Importance to the fact that Japanese troops showed no regard for the Boundaries of the "International Settlement and in spite of repeated assurances on part of the Japanese Government of its earnest desire to avoid any action lable to give offence to foreign groups, the Japan. ese military. Yorees too often prefer to take matters into their own hands, Gisregarding both the wishes of their government and the rights of foreign individuals, "We do not doubt"—the paper states—"that the Japanese will express their sincere regrets in more or less courteous form and order a detailed investigation of the incidents and finally give @ binding promise that such mishaps will not recur But these assurances and promises, which are being made at regular intervals to Britain and other powers with Interests In. Shanghai do not alter the fact that the-tension 1s dally" becoming stronger."—Trans-'Ocean,
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