Peiping, Jan. 4, An impasse developed in the Japan-merican incident here resulting from the detention by Japanese-gendarmerie on December '30 of an American sailor following a beach at the International Cabaret, The American sailor was detained after he was alleged to have assaulted a uniformed Japanese gendarme when the Tatler accompanied by two Inter: peters visited the cabaret.
The dispute wax reported to have arisen over the alleged attempt by the American sailor {0 seize a fayette from the mouth of the Japanese gendarme, The sailor was overpowered and token to the Japanese Gendarmie sation where he was detained until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of December when he was released after signing note of apology. The sailor was intoxicated, it was alleged, when he wits detained—Domel.
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