Washington, Jan, 14.
Mr. John M. Allison, former ul can consul at Tsiman, Shantung, who is now in Nanjing, has formally protested to the Japanese Embassy in the former Chinese capital against the looting of American property in Nanking during occupation of the city by Japanese soldiers, the State Department announced here to-day.
Previous reports from American consular officials who went to Nanking following Japanese occupation of the city revealed that Japanese soldiers had trespassed and looted American property despite clearly displayed American flags. Official American buildings were not molested, but the majority of private American homes and business offices were broken into and looted.
Looting of American property in Nanking followed closely upon the sinking of the American gunboat Panay by Japanese planes several miles up the Yangtze from Nanking.
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