While in the hands of the Gerd. armes, Sergeant Egeberg was prevailed upon to sig" a blank piece of paper—his "confession."
The questioning of the four prisoners by the Japanese continued through the afternoon. Finally, at 5.0 p.m. Sergeant Egeberg and the woman searcher were released, the former into the custody of the Ttalian Marines at 62 Robison Road.
Commander G. Morante, in charge of the Italian forces, handed Sergeant Egeberg ito Capt. Smyth and Mr. Samson at the Italian headquarters. The Danish policeman had then been kept in custody for five hours.
The two Chinese constables were not released last night. They were transferred from 94 Jessfield Road to 13 Jessfield Road, another post of the Japanese gendarmes.
Danish Consul-General Acts Representations were made during the afternoon by Mr. Paul Scheel, Danish Consul-General, regarding the detention of Sergeant Egeberg. Mr. Scheel communicated with Mr. Y. Miura, Japanese Consul-General, asking that the Danish police officer be released. Mr. Miura promised to exert his influence with the Japanese gendarmes, Probationary "Sergeant Egeberg loired the S.M.P. about a year aso. After a period of training at the Police Depot he was detailed to duty in the Sinza District and was recently transferred to Pootoo Road Station. He formerly lived in Canada and the United States and came to Shanghai as a seaman Egypt to Give Britain Every Possible Aid
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