Washington, Jan, 28.
The State Department to-day instructed Mr. Joseph Grew, the American Ambassador in Tokyo, (0 make an emphatic protest to the Japanese Government against the attack on Mr. John B. Allison, Third /Seeretary of the Uniled States Embassy, by a Japanese sentry in Nanking on Wednesday.
Mr. Allison, who is at present in charge of the United States Embassy In Nanking, has reported to the State Department that the slapping of his {face by a Japanese sentry was completely unjustified. Simtultaneously with the despatch of instructions to Mr. Grew, the State Department issued Mr. Allison's version of the as-fault incident, which is considerably Jat variance with the Japanese account of the affair.
7 London,' Jan. 28.
Wing Commander H. 'S. Kerby, British Air Attache in Shanghai, is Yeturning to Shanghai to resume his duties there, Ie has been on a brief visit here—Retiler.
Mr. Allison said that he visited the Japanese barracks with a Chinese woman who was alleged to have been attacked by Japanese soldiers. They" were accompanied by Mr. Charles Riggs, another American, and, {also by Japanese gendarmes.
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