The Archive · 1940

Scene on Bridge

Chinese Who Spot Assaulted

To the Editor of the "NowrieCunxy DAM News Sm—The unslersismed had the} misfortune. to witness on North Srechuent Road Bridge at 1010 2 monday (Thursday) a. vicious ass ut i Chinese who exbectora the "round when naosing the rouse sentry on the West side of dividual of the the Chinese fla forced hie the ground the poor devil to tick it up. tetuming ta the perpendicular ative of the Ris prisoner a times on his headgear, threw round and stamped on it. All the time this was going on a Japanese probationary sergeant of the SMP. in cemnany with a petty officer and sentry thought this Tatest set Japanese courtesy great fun. The writer sincerely" hopes that thie episode {s brought to the notice of the Japanese "Naval Commander. "A. continual stream of persons were passing so the writer was not. the' Only eye witness to a brutal assault st an inoffensive Chinese wnghai. Oct. 3

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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