Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1936-10-16 | Page 2 | Be Careful in Shanghai

Be Careful in Shanghai If ever you go to Shanghai you must be careful not to throw pear cores out of the window. The other day someone threw a pear core out of the window of a Chinese restaurant. It hit a Japanese Jap-anese bluejacket wj the back of the neck and almost precipitated another an-other war. The Japanese patrol halted, Chinese Chi-nese police were summoned and Japanese naval officers rushed to the scene. An inquiry was held to determine whether the core was a "deliberate insult to the Japanese Navy" or an accident. The cabaret was searched for pear peelings and even the cuspidors inspected. Pin-ally, Pin-ally, the owner submitted a written opology and agreed to visit Japanese Japan-ese headquarters daily to report on his search for the culprit.