The girl screamed for help, and four foreigners rushed out from various parts of the dance hall to seize her from the Japanese. seeing the foreigners dropped the girl, and clapped his hands, which was interpreted as a challenge. All of the patrons, however, remained silent, obviously wishing to avoid any incident, and anxious not to aggravate a delicate situation.
The two police sergeants who were summoned from Bubbling Well Station did their best to persuade the Japanese to behave in a less aggressive manner, but seeing that all their arguments would be of no avail, advised the manager to close up for the night. Some patrons had already left, preferring not to be insulted, nor to become involved in a disturbance with the Japanese.
A foreign eye-witness told the "North-China Daily News" that all present, both foreigners and Chinese behaved with admirable restraint under the most trying circumstances, Especial credit was due to the Chinese for refusing to do anything which would allow the situation to develop into anything more serious.
"After the order to close up had been given, patrons left in an orderly way, and the party of Japanese also left without causing any further trouble,
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