Slapped twice by a. Japanese sen~ try, on duty on the Hongkew Creek Bridge near Fearon Road, a delivery coolie employed by the' "Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury" was prevented from delivering the paper fo subscribers on Saturday, it wa reported by that paper yesterday.
'According to the report, the incident occurred at 6 pin.' when the coolie was going toward Yangtszopoo. On the Hongkew Creek Bridge he was stopped by the Japanese sentry, who first searched him and then slapped him in the face.
The report went on to say that the coolie was taken to the Japanese Naval Landing Party sub-station in Woosung Road and subsequently to other station near the North Station, where he was questioned. He was released yesterday.
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