Summaries Published by Diplomatic Body in Peking: Judges Unable to Make Unanimous Finding: Absence of Chinese Witnesses: Majority Find Police Free from Blain:
Peking, Dec. 23.
The Diplomatic Corps to-day] published summaries of the ¥eports judicial inquiry into the May 80 incidents. together with the report of the Diplomatic Commission which went to Shanghai in June, a letter from the Chairman of the Municipal Council of Shanghai to the Senfor Consul, dated December 21, and similar documents Phe Diplomatic Crops in a preliminary statement says that no Chinese witness came forward arms and ammunition were stored, was likely to fall into the hands of the crowds at any moment, lost tio time in giving an order to his subordinates to fire upon them, there being no other suitable step'to be taken at that moment.
(5) The number of casualties:—
So far as I'know from a communique, the shooting resulted in 12 and 17 wounded.
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