Hankow, Sept. 20, The description of the murder by Mr, Shirai, Japanese Vice-Consul, is receiving the close attention of the Chinese authorities. While Mr. Shirai insisted that the scene of the murder 1s beyond the Japanese Concession, it has been established by map drawn by the Japanese themselves that it happened within the Aaponese arca. Mr. Shiral also de-lured that there was no Chinese police patrol in that locality.
Mr. Shiral's theory is that, although the body of Yoshioka was found beside the police patrol in the Japanese Coneession-, the victim really was shot dead near a cigarette stand ten yards away, as two blank cartridges were discovered there. He believes that after Yoshioka was shot, the body was moved by the murderer to where the police patrol stands. He admitted, however, that no blood was @iscovered anywhere near the clgarolfe stand.
The cigarette seller, who was prac-teally: the only witness of the shoot-ug, is being detained by the Japanese police for questioning. He Is said fo have described the assailant about thirty years of age and wear-Ing a long gown. It is also estab-Ushed thal, "after the man shot Yoshioka, he escaped on foot, earlier: reports that he fled in a motor lorry being found incorrect—Central News.
Hankow, Sept, 20, 'Twenty-three arrests' have been made In connection with the murder yesterday of Niwajiro Yoshiok Twenty of those concerned were {taken Into custody yesterday, but, after they had been questioned, all but three were released. Three other persons were arrested to-day.
'As far a8 is known, however, no ight, yet has been thrown on' the murder, the motive of which remains a mystery. Chinese and Japanese oMle'als visited the scene of the incident to-day, and two meetings were held between Mr. T. T. Wu, Mayor of Hankow, and Mr, ¥. Miura, the
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