Kobe, Nov. 13.
irving their differences in sorrow, leaders of the two Japanese Séamen's Unions to-day drew joint -plans to honour Takase with a funeral under their auspices, The cremated remains of Takase are to be brought back here by the Kasagi Maru. which alls {rom Shanghai to-morrow after-
The older Japanese Seamen's Union yesterday sent telegraphic appeals for the protection of Its members in Chinato Mr. Hachiro Arita, Foreign Minister, and to Mr. Kelkich Tano-mog), Minister of Communications.
'The Kobe Seamen's Home, at the same time petitioned Mr. Shuzo Okada, Governor of Hyogo: Prefecture, that Provisions: ot the Marine Law for the compensation'of seamen killed or in-jared' <be applied to the: case japanese pires quoted Miss Abe saying. that the /stallant. was a Blender Chinese, dressed young' mnan...'The' lighting' In the "alleyway, is only fair and it was' dish cult for the witness to. ive a detailed description. She said. the. murderer ran past -her, towards, Sin' Kal Lan Rosa, Into ithe' maze of. obscure: lanes In. the. neighbourhood.,. No-one else appeared to be in the alleyway which known as Daw Nyon Li, at the'time, police. that-"at 9.05 o'clock the pre-Viol evening she was walking slong 'Quinisari' Road, when 'a Chinese apronetied her and pointed "something that looked ike a pistol" at her.
"The women told the police that she immediately screamed, whereupon the man fed, 'The gir' gave the allowing deseription of the murderer to.'the Seltlement Police:—Chinese, about 28 years old, hatless; height about tect' 3 Inches; long, pale face; wearing blue dungarees; long, black hair brushed back and lustreless. The mon fired (we. shots, one of which went wild, then threw his pistol down and ran Into the welter of alleyways connecting with the Dau Nyon Li, The gun and one cartridge shell were later found by the police, 'A. reconstruction of the crime was made on Nov. 12 in the presence of Police oMclais, Japanese Consular Polles and officers of the Japanese Landing Party, The witness, Miss Toshiko. Abe, was present and Indicated where the, shooting took place and how the murderer fled.
'Marines' Cordon Shortly after the murder had been reported, Japanese naval patrols started to arrive sand to form a cor don' about the sense, Lieut-Comdr. Tadano, staff amicer, and other of dals directed their operations, which +Ineluded the posting of sentries, carrying rifles with xed bayonets Sind wearing steel helmets and walstcoats, at the entrance to Dau Nyon Li. Several lorry-full of marines were placed in the immediate nelghbourhood, Photographs of the scene Were taken by the Municipal Polles and by the. Japanese, 'The investigation canised @ number of high' S, M, Police officials to visit the scene during the evening, includ ing Maj. K, M, Bourne, Mr. R, Aiers, Mr. 3, C. Young and Mr. A. Tajima, Deputy Commissioners; Mr.
W."Giibert and Mr..S. Uyehara, Assistant Commissioners; " Supt, J. Sinclair and Supt, H. D, M. Robert. son, divisional officers, ' and many The ce-opérailon of the Chinese municipality in the search for the murderer or murderers was pledged
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