SWIFT RAID

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 63, 7 December 1937, Page 5

SWIFT RAID

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Japanese Police

SHANGHAI ARRESTS

Settlement Hotel Entered by Armed Men COUNCIL PROTESTS

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(Eeceived 7, 2.45 p.m.) SHANGHAI, Doc. 6. The Municipal Council strongly protested to ti.© Consular Corps against ti© arrest of four Chinese when japanese consular police mided ti© Great Eastern Hotel in the International Settlement. The corps is expected to complain to tie Japanese autiorities that this was an infringement of tie rigits of tie Settlement. It ls believed tiat tie Japanese intended to establisi tieir xigit to make independent arBritain is directly concerned, because tie hotel is owned by Wing On, the Australian-born Ciinese, who employs many of Britisi nationality. Tie iotel u registered at. Hongkong and is entitled to Britisi protection. Tio Ciinese were detained for an * Tie Japanese seized 200 junks moored in tie Britisi defenee sector at Sooeiow Creek. Tie Bising Sun was hoisted, and tie junks were towed from tie sector. Tie occupants were evicted. Several Chinese sank tieir junks to prevent tieir capture. ' It is revealed tiat 42 people were killed at Wuiu during yesterday's bombing, including 32 aboard tie veseel Tuck Wo, which is of Britisi regxster. Tie Japanese recorded a direct iit on a Union Jack painted on tie tfoof of the Butterfield Co. on tie Wuiu vliErfi Tio Japanese spokesman insisted tiat tiere were tiousands of Ciinese troops near tie vessels Tatung and Tuck Wo, but tiis is denied by, tie Britisi naval autiorities. A high Britisi Settlement offieial regards tie police raid on tie Great Eastern Hotel as enormously eerious. Twelve Japanese consular policemen, armed with rifl.es and pistols, and wxtliout "wafning to tie Settlement police, dasied to tie iotel in fast cars, dls« daining traffic ligite, and arrested tiree Ciinese men and a woman. Tiey took tiem to Hongkew, not giving tie woman time to dress but making icr travel in. ier underclotiing. Tie quar. lctte were released after interrogatioa lasting an iour. I It is regarded as essential that tie Britisi and American consule should take a fLrm stand. Tie Consul-General, Mr Pkilllps, after making representations to tio Japane3e regarding tie bombing oi Wuhu, • declares that London must originate furtier developments. Tie Daily Telegxapi'e Nanking eorrespondent says tiat tie Ciinese casualties on tie Britisi steamer Tatung, wiiei was bombed at Wuiu, are not known, but tiat over 100 were mutil&ted and burned. Some were half-drown-ed and sent to hospital. Captain Barlow, despite a wound, saved tie threat•ned hulk by towing it. Tie Daily Telegrapi'e Hongkong eorrespondent says tiat a packed aucn* ence ieard tie first air-Taid precaution lecture. It was "learned that anyone failing to obscure ligits would be fined 1000 dollars. Seventy tiousand gasmasks are available. Tie population of a million, mainly illiterate, would easily be put in a panic. / ,