The Archive · 1936

Seven Warships Lying Off the Bund

Hankow, Sept, 23. plete disagreement. It lasted four 'Two foreigners, Copt. and' Mrs, hours, and was punctuated by, Jorgensen, who were "aboard heated arguments, during which the steamer Meifoo, raised volees of both officials. could here, on Saturday morning, are being bbe clearly heard outside. The Consul-called as witnesses In the joint Sino-General, it Is understood, asked for Japanese investigations "into the the whole-hearted ce-operation of murder of the Japanese policeman the Chinese authorities in seeking] 'Yoshioka, by an unidentified gunman. and apprehending the policeman's Both Capt. Jorgensen and his wife slayer, pointing out that the murder are understood to have heard the had a' definite political character, in shots and seen the body of the that the victim was "a Japanese policeman on the ground, Their official on duty. evidence may be an important factor Gen. Yang, in reply, contended that, the dispute regarding the exact inasmuch as the crime had been ocation of the crime. committed in Japanese territory, the Capt. Jorgenscn's evidence disposes responsibility for elucidating" the the theory" that -Yoshloka's affair rested primarily with the Japanese authorities. He also dis assailant escaped in a_motor-lord Apparently, after Oring the shots, he agreed with Mr, Miura regarding the ran into the crowd of bystanders, motive for the murder, offering the who scattered in different diveetions, theory that the slaying probally had, been carried out to settle a personal thereby facilitating his Might, It has also been suggested that he escaped a Junk, but this is regarded. as Body Crematea most unlikely.

Hankow, Sept, 22, With the arrival yesterday of two The cremation of the remains of Japanese destroyers, with a party of} the Japanese constable precludes, marines from Shanghai aboard, there further examination of the body, fare now seven Japanese Wirships was pointed out in Chinese citoles ying off Hankow, and every night} here to-day. The Chinese <auth-they' play their searchlights up id orities, it was added, have not seen Japanese Minister of

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