Tientsin, June 28.
A British tug, with several foreign and Chinese passengers aboard, was! detained for seven hours yesterday. afternoon at the inspection" point at the DICK. Wharf.
Alter protracted negotiations had been carried on with the Japanese consular authorities, the tug" was! eventually released, and arrived. at the British Bund at 11 pin.
On arrival at the British Bund, the tug was hailed by a Japanese military patrol launch, which, however, took be further action, Lieutenant-Colonel -W. G, Hawthorne, Commander OiMeer_of the Vnited States marines in Tientsin, aid a courtesy call this morning on. General' "Homma, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces, Tientsin.
General Homma returned the all this afternoon.
'There is nothing' untoward to re-ort today in connexion with general' shipping conditions. except that riek= saws are not pernitied by the Ja-10 enter the property of a British shipping company at Tangku.
Passengers are thus compelled. to walk about half a mile before being able to obtain a conveyance—Reuter Pacite Service.
German Beaten hes tientsin, June 22. Ziegler, of Hamburg, was beaten by german pig casing expert, Herr Japanese sentries on Saturday at the Woodrow Wilson Street barrier, It was revealed today afler Herr Ludwig Fischer, manager of the Deutsch-/Asiatische Bank, said that his wife was tone of the two German women who narrowly escaped from being searched at the same barrier.
The German community was highly indignant yesterday when it was learned that two German women were almost searched by Japanese-control-Jed Chinese policewoman at the Woodrow Wilson Street barrier yesterday.
The identities of the women were not revealed yesterday and the German Consul-General, Herr W. Stoller, Snnouneed that he had not heard of the incident.
After Herr Ziegler had been hit and knocked down he was dragged to a searching shack but he was released after announcing himself to be " German national.
"The relaxation in the searching of foreigners was clearly evident today and there was every belief that the Japanese sentries were adhering to the orders issued yesterday by Lieut-Gen, Masaharu Homma, Commander of Japanese Garrison here.
in keeping with the Japanese policy of maintaining as friendly relations possible with the American authorit Kore, Gen, Homma and Lieut-Col, William C. Hawthrone, Commander of the U's "Marines here, exchanged courtesy calls today.
When Col. Hawthrone called on Gen, Homma, the Japanese garrison Commander assured him that the Japanese would take every precaution to protect American interests and na-tonal in Tientsin.
The Japanese Garrison Commander requested" Col. Hawthrene to report fo him of any difculties experienced by Amerigans, promising to have the cause "immediately rectified."
Later, Gen. Homma, escorted by a truck-load of bodyguards, returned Col. Hawthrone's visit—United Press.
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