SOLOMON ISLANDS: Bow

The last Japanese was captured on Guadalcanal last week. He had been captured twice before, had twice escaped. This time he was ambushed by native constabulary after having been 18 months in the jungle. Though his uniform was in shreds, his feet wrapped in filthy rags, he had not forgotten his manners. He submitted with a reverent bow to the British commandant.

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