The Archive · 1940

Gen, Miura's Regret

"General Miura arrived at Marine Headquarters at 1500 and expressed hhis regret of the incident and stated that it was by accident that the Marines had not been notified, and gave assurance that the incident {would not recur, 'The men were re-eased, "Reutino examination by a medical officer when the men were arrested "disclosed that only. three were Injured and that these had only' superficial cuts requiring only dine treatment. These were men who had resisted arrest 'Also, the unexpected presence of 3 high "tanking Japanese' offelat with large Japanese escort, In this area fon this anniversary day, when antic Sapanese demonstrations might be ex. pected, placed a double burden on the Marines to Insure the safety of this unannounced west.

'"ralrikw Shimpo" on Japanese Anger Immediately the news spread the Hongkew District of the indignities suffered by Japanese Gendarmes from U.S. Fourth Marines, the In-ignatian of Japanese residents flared {to fever pitch, the "Tairiku Shimpo" said yesterday, Taking the insults heaped on the Japanese gendarmes as being equally applied to the Japanese people, me dignant "Japanese patriots showed their weath by posting up handbills, in consplewous places. in Hongkew seribed with vehement "declarations iheir anger such as "Down With, "America," "Kemove the Hindrance (0

He threatened that his party would eross the Garden Bridge in a body to the Settlement to obtain full satis faction, the "Tairiku" went on.

"The" Shanghai Japanese Young Men's Association is "sponsoring a meeting open to all interested at the Tairikw Hall in Seward Road. at 7 o'clock this evening, when this burning "question will Be thoroughly" dis-

Marines' Act "Barbarous

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