Japanese Destroyer Enfiladed from Silver Island Forts Tuunsoay, May 19.
Tt Is authoritatively reported that the Japanese destroyer Momo on Mr. Yada, Japanese Consul-General here is travelling to Hankow with a large party from the Tokyo Foreign Office, has been fired japan from the Silver Island forts near Chinkiang. Southern officials here claim that the northerners did the firing, while from other sources, it i stated that the Nationalist troops in the fort fired on the Japanese boat. One sailor aboard the Momo was wounded. Fire was returned.
Mr. Yada and his party are en route to Hankow to attend a conference of all Japanese consular officials stationed in Yangtze River cities, Protest by Japanese Authorities Shanghai, May 19.
According to an announcement made to-day by the local Japanese Gonsulate-General, the Consulate General has addressed a telegram to General Sun Chuan-fang at Yangchow, protesting strongly against the firing upon the Japanese destroyer Momo by the Northern {troops at Chinkiang on May 17. I] is also learned that Bir. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Minister in Peking, has "already filed a protest. with General Sun Chuan-fang.—Toho,
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