The Archive · 1941

Amicably Sattled

the "North-China Daily News,' foreigner wag detained by Jo sentries on the Garden Bridge shortly after 1 pin, on Tuesday, 'The identity. of the' detained foreigner was ascertained yesterday when it was learned that Mr. A, G- P. Dewing, Assistant Treasurer and Chief Account-out of the SMC, Finance Department, was the man in question, According to information obtained. Mr, Dewing. when bridge, was asked by the Japanes alight and wag subjected to a se 'a procedure which foreigners have been recently obliged to undergo when entering the north of the Soochow Creek area, The Japanese sentry then searched the cor and found some eggs in it. He proceeded to examine them and thio led to Mr, Dewing smashing one of them to show the sentry that there was nothing wrong with It, When the sentry disregarded this demonstration and continued to examine the eggs. Mr. Dewing smash-

This led to the incident and ended the Japanese detaining—Mr. car, 'Mr. Dewing paid a visit to the! headquarters of the Japanese Naval Landing Party yesterday afternoon and after a frank exchange of views with a higher anking officer the' affair was amicably settled and the car was returned to Mr, Dewing, U.S. Iceland Move July 9, Despatch of United States navat forces to Teoland is not a mere sum~ mer vacation but a long stride toward war by President Roosevelt. Lieut Col, Kunlo Akiyama, local Japanese Army spokesman. declared during yesterday aflerncon's press con Terence, The spokesman pointed out that should Japan send an armed fore to the Netherlands East indies. though she did not intend to do 50. the importance of such a move wou} be much the same og the sending" United States naval forces to Iceland.

Colonel Akiyama recalled that Teo land declared her independence, and algo stated that the United States was not participating in the war.

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