Following this the Consular policeman gave her a heavy slap on the cheek and stated, "You think that now you are more superior than the Japanese. Being married to an Englishman does not make you almighty," she alleged he had said.
Mrs. Davis then asked for the policeman's name in order to report the matter and was given a card which was shown to the reporter. This, she stated, was handed to her by the man, the name printed on the card being Takahashi of the Japanese Consular Police.
After being allowed to leave the hut, Mrs. Davis went to the south side of the bridge and reported the matter to a Japanese constable of the SMP. on duty there, being told by him to leave the matter alone, she stated.
Dr. C. T. Lye, who examined Mrs.
Davis after the alleged assault, told the reporter that she suffering from shock and had hardly recovered from her ordeal. Asked by the reporter if the matter would be reported at H.M. Consulate-General Mr.
Davis stated that as soon as his wife's condition was ascertained this step would be taken through his lawyers, Messrs. Hansons.
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