'The Japanese soldiers, who had Increase in number to' about ten, rushed towards the car, started load-Ing their rifles and surrounded the car. Inspector West alighted and endeavoured to find the reason for the trouble without success. This Japanese soldiers manhandled Turner and attempted to pull him out of the ar, which they succeeded in doing. They disarmed him and in atlempt-Ing to prevent them Sub-Inspector Fowler was struck In the jaw by the Japanese N.C.O. in charge. Accompanied by Inspector West the Japanese soldiers pulled the Proba~ onery Sergeant towards the crossing.
In: the meantime Sub-Inspector Yamaguchi arrived and accompanied Strong Written Protest "Over Police Incidents Shanghai, Jan, 10.
The "North-China Daily News"
ned yesterday that a strong written protest over recent incldents Involving British members of the Shanghai Municipal Potice, was gent on Saturday morning by Mr. Herbert Phillips, H. M. Con~ sul-General, to Mr. 'S. Okamoto, Tapanese Consul-General. It was, algo learned that a full teleigraphle report had been made by 1H, M. Consul-General to the For-elgin Office in London. the party to the crossing. At the erossing Turner was again assaulted by. the Japanese NCO. in charge and pushed to the ground, Inspector West) Sub-Inspector—Yamaguch!, IPS. 00 and EDE, 182 attempted to prevent the assault but were push-/ed aside and forced back at the point fof a bayonet, Owing to the eMelent handling of the situation by, Sub-Inspector Yamaguchi, the trouble subsided, the Probationary Sergeant was freed and the Police party returned to the Station.
Tuners condition ar the time was such that he had to be treated by a physician. He was reported recovering yesterday.
It Is understood that, besides reports to high officials in the Shang-hal Municipal Police, a report on the incident has been made to the British Consul-General, rts One-Sided Jan, 10.
An insult "directed at the Japanese Amy by a member of the Shangha! Municipal Police, who should have known beter than to uso such 1a uage," yesterday was blamed. by a Japanese Army spokesman for the alled "Brenan Road affair" of Thurs-ay afternoon.
"In view of the fact that the reports of the affair appearing in the press have been one-sided," the Spokesman remarked, he was making. public the cause of' the Incident as Fevealed in an Army investigation, inasmuch as the matter has been made a subject of offeial communlations by the Shanghai Municipal Council and the British Consulate-General," he added, "I carlot make public details of the investigation,"
Sub-Inspector Fowler, who had arrived "by. this time, saw three Japanese soldiers strike "the Probationary Sergeant about the face and body. He could not use certain the reason fox, the assault owing, (0 the excitement SPS. 98, who had also arrived, appeared to be remonstrating with the soldiers who were increasing in numbers. As the situation" was efting serious, the Sub-Inspector ordered the Probationary Sergeant (0 get away from the place, which he proceeded to do. At this juncture Inspector F, G. West came along
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