H. M. Consul-General Registers Protest Over Entry by Japanese; Soldiers Set Fire to Snipers' Nests; Attempt to Surround Chinese Hankow, Oct. 31.
HE British the Japanese Consul-General Mr. C. E. Whitamore, protested to today against the occupation by Japanese soldiers of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire's pontoon situated just outside the ex-British Concession gates, which are now manned by the Japanese.
Access to Messrs, Butterfield Swire's office has also been made very difficult for members of the staff.
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