Nanking, July 28, piquant development in the present tense situation was the arrival in Nanking this afternoon of Sadao Miyazaki, "rst class seaman of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who was reported missing in Shanghai on the evening of July 24 and for whom Japanese, International Settlement and Chinese authorities have been combing the area for days.
Miyazaki's adventures have been many and varied in the interval, From information secured by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to whom the seaman was first turned over by Chinese gendarmerie, it appears that he was seen by comrades leaving a low class brothel in Shanghai and then followed th hue and cry and general excitement caused in the Hongkew Dist trict by patrols from the Japanese Naval Landing Party. Afraid to return to his unit, Miyazaki obtained some Chinese clothing, a singlet and a pair of Chinese trousers After spending the nights of July 24 and 25 on The Bund, the seaman stowed away on be: ard a Chinese river steamer and was eventually taken into custody by the Paoantui at Chinkiang whence he was delivered to the Waichiaopu to-day. He was, after identification, turned over to the Japanese Embassy at 7.30 o'clock to-night.
Without funds, Miyazaki was in a sperate fix as the steamer approached Kiangyin, Jumping over-"Missing" Seaman Back deard at that point, he attempted to swim to the Kiangyin Forts, on the in Shanghai Yangtze and was pulled from. the, waler by a passing junk who landed Sadao Miyazaki, the "missing" him on the shore, This was on Tues-Japanese seaman who was found morning. AN that day and in Chinkiang on July 28, was through the night, Miyazaki hid in the sent to the Japanese Naval Land-hills behind Kiangyin, emerging yes ing Party here on July 30 by the terday morning at dawn.
Japanese Consulate-General in On his attempting to swim across Nanking. Upon the discovery of river he was again pulled from the Miyazaki by a ferry boat man, water by a junk and this time was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over to the Paoantul, The Immediately handed him over to gendarmes, recognizing him as being the Japanese authorities in Nan anything but Chinese, immediately king. suspected him asa spy, a theory which was the more plausible as Kiangyin is a fortified area. Conters, the Settlement and the Chapel [sequently he was taken to Chingkiang police, and within a few minutes the and later to Nanking and turned over whole Hongkew area was the scene to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. of intense military activity. Trams, motor-cars, even" rickshaws were 4,000 Stitches"
Jstopped and searched by marines Questioned there, Miyazaki at frst {fully armed, and with Axed bayonets, gave his name correctly and then and' an exodus of Chinese residents attempted to deny his identity. This of the Chapei area immediately ad-was finally established, however, by joining Hongkew began feverishly. the discovery of his name in char-Frequent patrols of Japanese marines acters on an abdominal band he was continued that night, and less fre-wearing, quently through the days and nights stitches" so popular among, Japanese that followed. [service men, When visited at the Waichiaopu yesterday afternoon by your correspondent and one other foreign news-
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