FRESH OUTBREAK.
Alleged Insult to Japanese Emperor. TROUBLE AT SWATOW. (Received 1 p.m.) WASHINGTON, February 1. Admiral Taylor, on the way from Manila to .Shanghai, advised the Navy Department by wireless that he had ordered the destroyer b tew art to investigate trouble reported to have occurred between the Chinese and Japanese at Swatow. This is the port of the Kwangtung Province, about 170 miles north-east of Hongkong. The American Consul at Swatow informed the State Department to-day that Japanese thare have demanded an apology from the Mayor for alleged insults to the Kmperor of Japan, published in a local newspaper, with the warning that Japan will "take such steps as are considered expedient." As, the result over 5000 Chinese troops moved through Swatow and took up positions on the north-east of the city.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 27, 2 February 1932, Page 7
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