The Archive · 1939

Br dial Protest Made

Unneces ry Infliction of Bayonet Wounds, and Delay in Affording Medical Attention Stressed Shanghai, June 10. ese on Mr. Richard GTRESSING the fact that the ba yoner wounds inflicted by Japan-Maurice Tinkler, labour superintendent of the China Pri ting & Finishing Co.'s Lun Chang mill, of his death the General Hospital on the morning of June 7, British Consular authorities lodged a strong protest with the Japanese authority yesterday afternoon n connection with the man's death, Strongly worded, the protest referred to the failure of the Japanese authorities to provide adequate medical att refusal to allow British officials to sce the bad In the note the following points were noted, the "North-China Daily News" was informed yesterday:

The unnecessary' infliction of usionet wounds which had Tested The fal hire of the Japancie Imorities to make strahgeniente for ade unio medical attention "which might Ave? eaved its the refs thopites 10° ai Huthoritles" to see inter on tse. afters Hon" ovedune ly and their refusal low f foreign actor to°be vent unfit nan: hours find elapined. despite And "verbal requests for ints: purpose AL the Japanese Press Conference yesterday," the Embassy spokesman Matod that on June sit Herbert Phillips, "FGM. Const 1 had Called on Int Mura, Japanese Consul General, and protested against the movements. in Japanese~ Pootuny and requested ese ce-operation in suppressing.

Questioned on the Japanese attitnide, the spokesman sated tat due attention wil be paid to Sir Herbert's requ 'A correspondent suggested that the panese were in a position, having, med men in that area, to suppress the anti-British demonstrations, shotd they desire, to which the spokesman retorted thit due attention would be given the strikers—even in England the authorities were squeamish about interfering. in' matters of capital and labour, and! the present elreumst made the situation very dimen "ig there Ix only a political tinge—pital and labour not being Involved wil the Japanese prevent anti-British meetings; they' are capable of, doing so.

your, question is della phrased," replied the spokesman Tong as pence and order are maintain= gai there probably will be no inter-

Anti-British Poster Seen ingham, June 10, Notwithstanding repeated assertions fon the part of the Japanese authori ties that they were not permitting: anti-British propaganda in Pootung and other districts under their contro}, it hax been possible for a "North: reporter to obtain photographic reproductions of a sories of nine posters. which have been distributed in Pootung, Nantao and other districts, and the antisBritish nature of which may be gauged by the translations. of their content:

"No peace will be possible unfit the downfall of Great Britain brought about": "Do British commercial of deposit money in British banks" Contiseate all rights Interests of the British "people": ""Asnihilate the running dogs of the British people": "Do not forget the Shanghai Incident of May 30th"; "Down with, Great Britain, the common enemy. of the Yellow" Race": "Oppose the British Toan {6 Chiang." Kaleshek" "Do not ce-operate with the British people", The posters are UB by B inches in Ihave been seen on publi ate. buildings Usually the complete set fed together with large Fepreduection of photographs of British demonstrations in other Pootung Incidents Reviewed Shanghai, June 10.

The following press communique was Issued by the Japanese naval authorities yesterday Tt-may be recalled that on April 2%, 1959, a British subject broke through 'a Japanese sentry line at the First Broadway Bridge, subsequently becoming involved in a ease where a Japanese sentry sus-ined fatal injuries. Then, a month Muy 24, there the bayonet, caused an abr hand of the commandant Naval Defence Force at Pootung. as the latter was calling upon the officer commanding. the detachment at the plant. In this sentry loaded is rifle which he kept pointed at the Japanese Subsequently, on June 6, 9 British subject at the Lun "Chang mill pre-pirated another affair by resisting and challenging a Japanese Naval anding Party with @ weapon, "The views of the Japanese Navy regarding other British actions, together with various examples, have been duly communicated to the While the Japanese Navy is making the utmost efforts to respect and {0 protect, not only British rights and Interests In China, but those of alt other third party Powers as well, It has become necessary, with "the Japanese nation" making great orifices and extraordinary efforts ina struggle with the antisJapanese regime of Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, to Impose certain' limitations. upon the righty and interests of third party powers for strategic and defence purposes, That should cause inconvenience to third party Powers Is unavoidable,

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