Shanghai, Aug. 1. RS. Dorothea Lintilhac, the British lady who was involved in an incident on the Garden Bridge with Japanese sentries on July 29, and Mr, A. S, Hersee, manager of the Broadway Man-ions, were rested" by Japanese sentries on the Chapoo Road Bridge yesterday morning and held for over four hours before they were released.
An investigation into the matter—which came about through the desire to avoid-a repetition of Friday's incident—was immediately opened by H. M, Consulate-General Mrs. Lintilhae is a resident of the}
Broadway Mansions and she and Mr, Hersee left the hotel at about 11
O'clock. At Mr, Hersee's suggestion they took the Chapoo Road Bridge, in the hopes that by so doing they Would avoid having another "sentry incident."
"There were very few people of the bridge at the time," Mr. Hersee toldo -*North-China Daily" News" representative shortly softer Tease," and the barbed wire which normally runs right across the east pavement into the roadway had been moved as to leave a wide gap, on the pavement itself. We accord Ingly decided to keep on the pavement and thus save ourselves. from Betting Into trouble."
They walked down the slope towards the Capitol Theatre, where they hoped to catch rickshaws and for @ few moments actually thought that everything was all right, But, just og they neared the bottom of the bridge, they heard a shout and the Japanese sentry rushed down and said "a Tot of something" in Japanese.
Mr, Hersee looked around and saw Japanese police officer of the SMP, not far off, and called to him. While he was endeavouring to explain to the two Japanese what had happened, Mrs, Lintilhae, on his advice, ran across to a telephone, No effort was made to stop her.
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