Spectators at the Shameen, watehing the procession march across the hundred-foot Shaki creek bridge, saw a Russian officer call ea the eadgts to fire, whereupon ragged firing broke out directed at the Sh moon, killing the Frenchman Pasquier and wounding others.
Th which turned machine gans on the demer strafers, causing numerous casual) tieg and the procession melted away.
'About 300 Japanese men, women and children boarded the' Honam fast night intending to proceed to Fongkong by that steamer, but they were afterwards taken off by steam, launches and transferred to a Jap: nese gunboat.
The Hougkors Government has [requisitioned and provisioned two river steamers for the accomodation lof refugees. Stokers from the:
American gunboat Asheville at Canton replaced the stokers of the Honam.—Reujer's Pacific Service, Hongkong, June 2
The Civil Governor of Canton, in a note to the British Consul General states, inter aka, "with reference te the procession to-day, on account. of the Shanghai case, when the procession had almost passed Shake Street, soldiers and police. in the British Concession suddenly opened fire with machine guns and rifles on the crowds in procession, on the other side of the canal, whereupon soldiers and police inthe French Concession Hkewise opened fire, harbour fired big guns, the killed This pratal killing was premeditated and secretly planned. When the Civil Governor heard the particulars he was exceedingly amazed and in duty bound to enter a most serious protest, as well as to clearly that the entire responsibility of the" affair rests upon the civil-and military officials of the British and French concessions, and on the British French, and Portugese soldiers and police and the gunboats, concerned.'
The British Consul-Generah, "2- plying on June 24, points out' that. the Portugese gunboat took no part in the unfortunate affair. Tt was the defence forces of the British and French concessions alone who replied to the attack made on them by Chinese troops or military students on the other side of the canal SIR J. SAMIESON''S OWN, 'OBSERVATION
"1 can, fom the evidence of my own eyes," the note continues, Snag Statement on oath that the, fung Man tt started. by the Chinese
nnyself were standing. unarmed The Brith Snr Naa Ofer snd the bridge, for the spatial purpose of funding against any preiptae or hervoun action onthe part of the defenders, and we only escaped with our Hives out of the hil of bullets hich were directed aus te Only then that in tit defence fee Was opened from the Shameen and French forces, which were alme itary attacked." The Bring from the Shameen ceased" ever before sniping fom the tops of houses "You state the action taken by the British and French authorities was premeditated, This T absolutely deny."
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