"It is reliably learned that subsequently another outrage occurred when five British employees of the Peiping-Liaoning Railway, including Mr. N. G. Willis, engineer-in-chief and general manager, and Mr. Jack Burton (Australian), chief accountant, were attempting to pass the International Bridge to their office.
In the party were several Belgians and Frenchmen, who were allowed to pass unmolested, but all Britons were stripped to the waist, had their pockets examined, and ordered to lower their trousers and take off their shoes before being permitted to proceed.
All five Britons are held in the highest esteem in the local foreign community. The examination was performed in full view of a crowd of Chinese coolies—Reuter.
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