Having been held for about fi! nutes at 76 Jessfield Road, Mr. Ward s surreptitiously removed to 91 Jessfield Road, which is the address of the Japanese Gendamerie Hi quarters in the Western Dis Meanwhile servants had informed the Bubbling Well police of what had taken place and Messi R. W. York and A.
Samson, A: tant Commissioners proceeded to the fest mentioned where they were kept waiting for about thirty minutes They then went to the Japanese gendarmerie and were kept waiting in a reception room and, apparently without the knowledge of those in charge, spoke to Mr. Ward and saw his British passport. A Japanese sergeant-major eventually appeared and interviewed Messrs. York and Samson. He emphatically denied three times that Mr. Ward was there and that he hai been there. During the next several hours, the victim was apparently retaken to 76 Jessfield Road.
Meanwhile Mr. York telephoned H.M. Consulate-General and went to the British Military Headquarters in Tifeng Road where Brigade-Major B. H. Ashmote and a squad of East Surreys with rifles and steel helmets came to his assistance. This party together with Mr. Samson, Capt, H. H. Smyth, Deputy-Commissioner, and Messrs. H. H. Thomas and G, W. Creighton (H.M, Consular officials) proceeded to 76 Jessfield Road.
Here they were met by Maj. Fugino who admitted that the Special Municipality constables hade made a mistake.
In spite of the fact that Mr. Ward was released at 1255 am. and the radio transmitter has been returned to the S.M.P. Maj. Ashmore demanded an official apology. The affair will be a matter of discussion between the official parties involved.
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