Yet another assault upon a British object, Mr. Alexander Mackie, was carried out by a Japanese soldier in the Hongkew District yesterday afternoon. According to the report submitted by Mr. Mackie to the Shanghai Municipal Police, he was proceeding from north to south on Yuenchang Road at about 3.15 p.m., when he was stopped by a Japanese sentry. He immediately returned after being prevented from going any further by the sentry, but after heading in the opposite direction, he was attacked by the soldier. who was dressed in breeches without a tunic. The soldier struck Mr. Mackie across the face with his open hand, without provocation of any kind from the Briton.
Mackie is an employee of the ang Lun Knitting Factory at 284 well Road, and it was because he some business in the Hongkew District that he was visiting the area when attacked by the Japanese. When assaulted, Mr. Mackie was proceeding via Yuenchang Road and Broadway to the Garden Bridge, accompanied by several Chinese employees. On Mr. Mackie being stopped by the sentry, the Chinese took to their heels, so that they did not witness the actual] assault. Although attacked without the least provocation, Mr. Mackie acted in a very restrained manner, and did not retaliate in any way.
Following the assault, Mr. Mackie returned to the factory, again picked up the Chinese employees who had fled, and escorted them over the Garden Bridge. Mr. Mackie, fortunately, suffered no direct injury as a result of the assault. He has reported the matter to H. M. Consulate-General It was understood yesterday evening that a Miss R. L. Petrie, a French subject, was assaulted by a Japanese non-commissioned officer at the same time as the attack on Mr.
Mackie took place.
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