The Archive · 1939

Japanese Diplomat Here On China Tour

"Shanghai, Des. 10.

Mr. Ken Harada, who was recent named Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy in France, arrived here ea Dec. 7 by plane to make a month's inspection tour so Central" China, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reported After spending a. short time here will go to Nanking, Me, Harada was expected to start) for Prance in the spring. He wil via the United States, He has! been serving as Vice-Chief of the Bureau of Thformation of the Japan ese Foreign Office, the paper added.

Shanghai, Dee. 7 On behalf Mr, Fu Siao-en, Mayor of the Shanghai Special Municipality, 2 protest was lodged with Sir Herbert Phillips, HIM, Consul-General, Dee. 5 agninst_an alleged attack by British soldiers upon a "Special Municipality" policeman on Great Western Road on December 3.

No action will be taken by the British authorities until a full report of the incident and events which followed it when a British soldier and British "civilian were forcibly Shanghai Remits £7,062

To War Fund Shanghai, Dec. 10. The Contra British Fund (in Shanghai) yesterday remitted £7,062 to London and of this sum £500 will go to naval comforts as a tribute to the crew of the Rawalpindi who have lost their lives, £250 for military comforts and another £250 for air force comforts. removed from a restaurant and @etained for about three hours, has been received. At present the matter still under" investigation.

According to the "Special uni cipality" protest, Constable Kuo Wen was attacked by four British soldiers fon December 8 on Great Western He was struck on the head received According to a Japanese report, it was stated that Major 8, R. Hunt, British Liaison Officer with the Japanese Forces, had called at the Western District Police Station of the Shanghai "Special Municipality" and had "tendered apologies for the incident. "This was denied by a British Consular oficial, [Gambling Den Closed

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