Communists Fired Upon in the Ex-British Concession During Attempt to (Rescue Radical Comrade: Japanese Open Fire Shanghai, Sept.-23.
'A serious situation arose in Han-on the evening of September} 20, according "to reports reaching Shanghai yesterday, when a Han-Kow Communist was arrested and an attempt made by a group of radicals to rescue him from the police, Shots were exchanged between the Communists and Police, ust outside the ex-British Conces-min, and the fracas gained such Proportions that martial law waa. declared and the streets patrolled by soldiers. By the following morning at an early hour, the Japanese had removed about 50 Chinese soldiers from an N. K. K, steamer disarmed them, holding them in arrest in. the Japanese Concessio Until a Chinese squad arrived to take them in charge, 'When this squad arrived a Japan ese naval sentry was wounded in the neck by a. Chinese bayonet, during the ensuing struggle with the soldiers, and in self-defence the' sentry fired on his attackers. This) Ted to machine gun fire in no uncertain terms, with the result that tone Chinese was killed and seve Wounded, The situation eased down. somewhat later" and the crowds scattered, coolie bystanders resuning their work as things quieted down.
The same report from Hankow states that Galen left for down. iver, presumably Nanking, September 2k.
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