Hongkew, in a calm but nervous state since news of the northern trouble filtered through into Shanghai, was suddenly plunged into a state of high tension last night by the reported kidnapping of a Japanese bluejacket by a party of Chinese. The details of the incident are not yet known, and full investigations Were still proceeding up to an early hour this morning.
As far as could he ascertained, however, a party of three Japanese bluejackets became involved in a fight with a larger party of Chinese in an alleyway near the corner of Dixwell Road and North Szechuen Road at about 9.20 p.m. Following the fracas, the Chinese party whisked one of the Japanese, Sadao Miyozak,
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