PROTEST TO JAPAN

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 283, 28 October 1936, Page 9

PROTEST TO JAPAN

TREATMENT OF BRITISH. ON UNFOUNDED CHARGES. INCIDENT IN FORMOSA. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Received October 28. 9.45 a.m. SHANGHAI. Oct. 27. Admiral Little has made vigorous representations to Japan for the arrest, searching, _ and beating of a party ol British naval ratings on suspicion ol photographing the Jollified zone in Formosa, 'this was unfounded, but neither an explanation nor an apology was forthcoming. The incident followed earlier allegations that British officers had photographed the forbidden zone lrom the depot ship .Medway. S ITU AT ION FLU CIDATED. NAVAL VISIT CANCELLED. (British Official Wireless. ) Received October 8, 11.8 a.in. RUGBY, Oct. 27. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Little, Coni ilia nder-i n-Chief of the China Station, has postponed the arrangements for a visit to Japanese waters on October 7. An incident occurred in Keeiung; in Formosa, in which three British naval ratings were subjected to ill-treatment by the Japanese police. A dispute occurred regarding the payment of a taxi-cab fare, and although there was good evidence to show that the fare had been paid, as the result of an altercation, tlfc three British sailors were taken to the police station. While under detention they were injured, one of them having his jaw fractured. A British naval officer who intervened on their behalf was insulted by the Japanese police.

The British Government is in communication with the Japanese Government on the subject of the reparations to be made for this incident.