CLASH WITH POLICE
BRAZILIAN AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN. DISTURBANCE IN STREET. (By Electric. Telegraph.--Copyright.) Received January 11, 10.20 a.m. TOKIO, Jan. 10. The Brazilian Ambassador, Senor do Lima o Silva and his wife, when attempting to cross a street cleared for the passage of tho Prince Regent, fought with a policeman attempting to bar their way, tho envoy severely injuring tlio officer with his cane. The crowd, angered at a foreigner assaulting a Japanese officer, and also resenting a disturbance almost in the presence of tho Regent, swirled about the Brazilians, who were rescued with difficulty by the polico and escorted homo. Tho Ambassador refuses to make a statement, intimating that he will ask to bo recalled.
The newspapers give prominence to tho incident. They denounce the outrage against tho police and tlio disrespect for the Imperial procession. feenor de Lima e Silva has sent a letter to tho Foreign Office explaining that the incident was partly due to tho language difficulty, but ho makes no apology. Tho Government has decided not to treat tho matter diplomatically, but has advised the polico to treat it as an incident between themselves and tho Ambassador. It is also understood that tho Government is recommending tlio Ambassador’s recall. —Reuter.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 35, 11 January 1926, Page 7
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