So extraordinary were the adventures of the young seaman, Sadao Miyazaki, that it is impossible not to sympathize with the authorities of the Japanese Landing Parly in the pre-@icament in which he placed: them. Rear-Admiral Denshichi Okohchi has made the Gmende honorable in a Shanghai Municipal Councit and the City Government of Shanghai will no doubt recognize that to the full and appreciate the tribute pald by the Rear-Admiral to their prompt cooperation in the elucidation of the mystery which, for a short time, threatened tobe an embarrassing incident at a time of exeeptionat strain, Miyazaki, apparently, was the victim of temptations which are often too accessible to the young service-man in Shanghai and was overcome by remorse. His inexperience 2nd youth unfortunately led him to desperate course of action which an older man would have probably eschewed, His conduct is obviously matter solely Zor the consideration of his superior acers: Yet, as: his escapade has become public property in a special degree, it may not be out of place to express the hope that whatever disciplinary action be necessary, he may eventually have the opportunity to retrieve his good
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