When we entered, a Chinese coolie was being searched. Mr. House took off his hat. I was passed by the sentry without incident and went into the alleyway and stood in the open doorway and watched a Chinese policeman search Mr. House for over five minutes.
A Japanese sentry sat on a chair and directed the examination of Mr. House. Frequently he shouted a curt arden to the policeman who was doing the searching.
Mr. House was ordered to remove his shoes, socks and coat. He did so without a word; complying with a further order. Mr. House tumbled out the contents of his pockets on the floor, The policeman gave another order and Mr. House raised his trouser legs up to his knees. The Japanese sentry then snapped out a curt command. The policeman pulled out Mr. House's shirt tail and lifted it up under Mr, House's armpits.
With his trousers now up to his knees and his shirt up around his armpits, Mr. House was compelled by his searcher to open his trousers while the policeman felt over his whole body.
Mr, House was then ordered to get on his way. Slipping his bare feet into his shoes, Mr, House carried his socks, coat and hat through the door to the alley where he dressed himself in full view of Woodrow Wilson Street. A line of coolies waiting to pass through' the barrier watched the operation.
This was the fourth time Mr. House has been stripped since the start of the Tientsin "blockade."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.