SHANGHAI INCIDENT
BRITISH AND JAPANESE NAVY MEN IN KHAKI (Eloo. Tu). Copyright—Unitfld I?n>ss ARsn.t (Reed. Mav 4, 1.50 p.m.) SHANGHAI, May 3. The British Army authorities state Ihat the troops in the incident with the Japanese on the Garden Bridge were naval men in khaki uniforms. A Japanese officer attempting to persuade a British non-commissioned officer to accompany him to Japanese Headquarters t|vvice '.seized his arm, but retired from the consulate when the non-commissioned officer re fused lo budge. 'Che British authorities are making representations to - the Japanese Army headquarters regarding the incident.
The British naval authorities say that a naval supply lorry crossing Garden Bridge was stopped by a Japanese sentry although the driver of the lorry possessed a permit. The Japanese eventually permitted the lorry to pass after an altercation.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19623, 5 May 1938, Page 9
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132SHANGHAI INCIDENT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19623, 5 May 1938, Page 9
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