Tokyo, Sept. 17.
a 40-minute interview here t2- day. with Bte, Acita, Minister for Fovelgn Aifairs, Me," Haw Shihey the Chinese Ambassador, formally Rounced that the 10th Route. Army, hind commenced its evacuation of Pano} The Chinese Government, he added, hoped the Japanese Govern
toveomplete this asi.
would ow ita fo days grace Atta is reported to have ex: preted gratifiation.at this informa tion snd' to have: presumed that this shange in the situation would enable Chinese and Japanese investigators 0 fend at Pakhoi shortly' to. elcer up the. clreustances surrounding the murder, He expressed the hope that the. Chinese Government. would Featise that any delay might create a very unfavourable. reaction in Japan, hace public opinion, he sad, fever-pitch.
Is. Arita algo voiced the hope that the. Chinese Government should fatty out iis professed. desire for-an Smigable. settlement of the. Chengt and Pakhoi incidents-as quickly a Hossiblo, in view of their serious Embarrassment to." Sino-Japanese study of steps to be taken connection with the matter. Spe-dal instructions to Vice-Admial 'Koshiro Otkawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet stationed in Chi Rose waters, probably will be postponed until' after the Pakhoi affair completely settled, and the various Japanese naval units now anchored off Hainan Island return to their sual posts, well-informed observers The murder, coming closely after the mob attacks on Japanese in Chengtu and Pakhoi, has acquired a magnified importance in the eyes of Japanese officials. The fact that the attack appeared to have been care fully arranged, with the slayer jumping off a speeding motor truck, loaded with coal, and subsequently makeing. ood his escape on the same vehicle, being studied with partlesior The additional revelation that the weapon used was a large Mauser-type pistol, commonly carried Chinese gendarmes and policemen, also has led to varied conjectures. It'ls pointed out here that such pistol is not usually procurable and seldom Is used by professional killers, because of its unwieldy nature, With, all eye-witnesses. Indicating that a Chinese was the slayer, officials here tend to regard the affair as another result of anti-Japanese education and propaganda being carried on under official guidance in China—Domel.
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