Peiping, Jan. 5.
Japanese authorities have rejected jan American protest against the alleged detention and ill-treatment of American Marines which is said have followed a dispute with Japansxe gendarmes in a cabaret on Hfon-'Announcing this, a statement issued by the Japanese military authorities says negotiations ended in failure on Friday, demand for an apology by the Japanese was made by Colonel A. H. Turnage. Commander" of the United Stites Marines here. Tt was alleged that four Marines were beaten during their @etention by the Japanese, The Marines wore alleged to have been detained 17 hours. following their arrest in an altercation between Japanese civilian anda Marine party at the cabaret. The. Incident has been reported to Washington—Reuter,
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