The "North-China Daily News" was informed yesterday that following the receipt of news of trouble among coolies in the compound of the Pai Lien King Prínt Works and that there was immediate danger to British lives and property, a detachment of armed sailors from H.M.S. Decoy was despatched to the -scene qn Tuesday affernacn. This party had remained there since.
On the same day British Congular authorities got in touch with. the Japanese Consular authorities and informed them that the sailors would be withdrawn on the assurance that the Japaneze military, who were in control of the area, would give pro+ fection tothe mill This assurance was given and a section of the party then left the premises, the remainder following this morning.
According to a Japanese version of the withdrawal of the British sailors, this was only agreed upon following
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