THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1938
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STRONG GERMAN PROTEST AGAINST ATTACK ON DR. BIRT Japanese Assert Wounding Was An Accident!
DRUNKEN SOLDIER
WITH BAYONET
ON A STRING
Shanghai, To-day.
The Japanese version of the incident in which Dr. Edwart Birt, the German doctor, was assaulted in the Hungjao Road area yesterday morn- ing, and which is stated to be based on the re- port of the local police chief, is that the Japt- ́ese soldier entered Hungjao village early y terday morning and proceeded to a wineshop.” Shortly before noon the soldier left the wineshop in a drunken state, and when jeered at by villag- ers, pulled out his bayonet, tied it to a long string and swung it round his head to keep the crowd away..
The Note demands investigation
While this was happening, Dr. of the incident and punishment of Birt and Herr Hans Tiefenbacker the culprit.--Trans-Ocean. entered the village street behind the soldier who was thus not in a posi- tion to see them."
Struck by the flying bayonet, Dr. Birt, the Japanese allege, dismount- ed, whereupon the Japanese soldier tried to push his (Dr. Birt's) horse into the creek.
Persuading the Japanese soldier to give up the attempt, Dr. Birt remounted, and the two Germans rode away.
“NOT YET CAUGHT”
When police arrived on the scene, neither the soldier nor the Germans were there.
The Japanese military authorities stated at midnight that the Japan- ese soldier had not yet been caught,
JAPANESE REMOVE SEALS
Shanghai, To-day.
The Japanese authorities have re-
moved the Japanese seals on the Commercial Express and Storage Company's godown, explaining to the U.S. Consul-General that they were not aware that the godown, Trading as well as the American Company's warehouse on the French Bund, was
American-owned
pro- perty.
The Japanese seals on the latter building were torn off by the French police yesterday.-Reuter.
HOWLING CHILD
explaining that investigations were SHOCK FOR
hampered by the fact that the police who reported the incident did not witness the actual attack.
At the same time, the military authorities declare that the Japan- ese soldier was "drunk.”
-Reuter.
EYE MAY BE SAVED
Shanghai, To-day.
K.C.R. WORKERS
A party of workmen
at the Kowloon Locomotive Workshop were forced to lay down their tools shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday,
Doctors believe they will be able but the temporary “strike” only to save Dr. Birt's eye in spite of lasted about 20 minutes... the-gravity of the wound. Dr. Birt was first taken to hospital and then to his home.
The Japanese, spokesman at last night's daily press conference said the soldier would be arrested when found and that an enquiry would be held
The incident has aroused the
A three-year-old Chinese child was the cause of the disturb- ance.
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While the men were working on one of the railway coaches in the workshop, the boy, who had appar- ently been left in the coach, went cut to investigate and managed to creep under it. Having some dif- test concern among foreigners ficulty then in getting out, he began Shanghai, and it is expected that energetic disciplinary measures will be demanded against soldiers who molest foreign residents. Trans- Ocean,
GERMAN PROTEST
to howl with all his might,
The working party downed tools, ran to the spot and immediately
rescued the lad, who had the ap- pearance of a new-comer to the Co- lony.
AWAITING CLAIMANT
The police were informed and the boy taken to the Station, where he is still waiting identification.
Shanghai, To-day. The German Consul-General, yes, terday afternoon handed a very . It is believed that be, as lost in sharp Note to the Japanese au- the crowd when the express train thorities in connection with Birt from Canton arrived late on Satur- încident.
day night.
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A PRECARIOUS POSITION." The sunshine helped to make a novel picture showing a workmen in a precarious position dismantling a rein- forced concrete building, It was faken during the clearing of the site for Cardiff's new 'stadium-the "Earl's Court of Wales?. Work is near-
ing completion. (Copyright).
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