Tientsin, Aug. 16.
American Consulate this morning made representations in ting to the Japanese consular authoritfts regarding the slapping of an American woman, Mrs. Francis Mary Richard, a Japanese consular official stated in an interview Reuter this afternoon.
Mrs. Richard was slapped on the side of the head by a Japanese sentry when she endeavoured to recover from him 1 personal card given to her by the Japanese Vice-Consul, Mr. N. Nishida.
The case is being fully reported to the Washington authorities, The American Consulate, stated [the Japanese consular oficial, had ded ive no repetition of this incident, involving an American national, 2 Punishment of the guilty sentry who slapped Mrs. Richard, "Me oficial said' that regrets might be expressed in the near future by "the Japanese consular authorities.
This, he declared, was not a case Jot the validity of the "American dentifcation card carried by Mrs.
Richard, He pointed out that Mrs, Richard Inod been passing through the barrlers almost every day on the was by two Japanese ' sen-strength of her American card, and
tries on the day of the incident by virtue of this card, "The trouble, the' official ° added, arose. when. Dtrs. "Richard displayed er, ship' ear, to third sentry in. Une inspection booth].
the official alleged that Mrs. IRichard would not allow the sentry to have a look at the Inscription on Japanese Release Canadian Priests Shanghai, Aug. 19.
The two Canadian mission aries, Catholic priests who were arrested by the Japanese mill= tary. authorities in Hsvehow!u fon August 6, have. been re-Icased, the "North-China Daily News" learned yesterday. The priests were members, of the Ganadian Jesuit Society nohow and were ares on charges of explonage by. the Japanese army. Elforts by members of the Jesuit Society here in Shanghai to get touch with their colleagues in Hisuchow met with failure, telegrams inquiring as to their welfare going unanswered. As Yet the names of the two priests who have just been released {rom imprisonment hive not ibcem revealed 0 local Jesuits or HIA. Consular officials here. sisted, refused he "got excited, and struck Washington Wants Full Report Japanese Regret Slapping Case Shanghai, Aug, 19, Rogrets have been expressed. by the Japanese authorities in connect tion "with the slapping "of tes Frances Mary "Richard, a, 89 years fla American Fesdent_ of 'Tentsin, Sy' a Japanese sentry, on August 0 the "American. authori tion, whi the soldier responsible for the the. lady has-been punished, STapanece "Embassy "spokesman "re-wanled at the press conference yes:
"Ihe mokesman stated that representations were, received "by. the Japanese. Consulate-General rom the United States. Cons connection with the Tintin. on August 15 anda reply far sent by the former on AUpUSt "The reply stated that the Japanese authorities repre tied the occurrence such an incident, although Sertain discrepancies appeared Hewspaper reports of what Ors Richard had said-and. the results of the Japanese investigations the. sentry involved inthe ce tne" spokesman said, hed been, duly Punished in secordanee with military Aiseipine, while further orders wore issued by the" military authorities emphasizing that" other Americans. who behaved na "proper manner, rust be treated: with due courte 'Asked if the new orders made any special reference' to the treatment other nationals, including' Britons, {he spokesman shid that am ho case nly veoneerned an "American" Toay American natlonels only were met:
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