Shanghai, July 27, Although reluctant to mention the matter, Mr. Ken Tsurumi, the Japanese Embassy spokesman. felt himself obliged to make an official statement yesterday on the question of the Brawls between Americans and.
Japanese at Tsingtao on July 20. This obligation, he stated, had its foundation in the erroneous reports which had been published in the Papers, completely at variance with the actual facts established from investigations carried out by the Japanese Consulate.
The first case occurred on the beach -at about 4 p.m.
Accurately ascertained. girl of 16. years man," was approached by a drunken, foreigner ina bathing sult, This man turned out to be an American sailor. The girl tried to escape, but he grabbed her from behind, and she was eventually rescued by some petty-officers of the Japanese Navy who happened to be on the scene On the morning of July 22, continued Mr. Tsurumi, Captain Mason alled on the Japanese Acting Consul-General and expressed his regrets fon behalf of the US. Fleet. He also stated that the sailor would be punished, and, if so desired, would be sent "to the Japanese Consulate to apologise personally for his misconduct. In reply to this it was requested that the regrets of American Navy be put in writing and that an assurance be given for the prevention of any recurrence of the incident, It was. also desired that the man should be sent to the, Consulate to tender his apologies.
Accordingly, at about 4 pin. that afternoon, Captain Mason again. visited the Consul-General. He was! accompanied by the sailor, and handed ina letter"signed by the OMlicer of the US. Fleet, conveying the requisite regrets.
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