ese sentries with barbed wired barricades marine was aroused by the persistent survey of him by the Chinese pedestrian. For fear of danger, he arrested him. The Chinese was soon 'OMclal circles proved reticent that released, however. right as to the origin of the shot. In addition to @ number of patrols of According to the victim of sus-Japanese marines, e lorry, containing picion, he and others were reading a another patrol with fixed bayonets, too tice' posted by the Chinese Police. was passing the scene, having Just when he was arrested. come from the Japanese Naval Land-Another Photographer Detained ing Party barracks, round the corner.
confirmation could be secured of Another foreign photographer was 'a report that the shot came from the detained by a Japanese unit, that lorry, and was fired ax a result of day, (Oct. 2) at almost the same spot marine's finger slipping on his where Mr. V. F, Meisling, a reporter, trigger asthe vehicle went over a und a Chinese photographer, both of bump in the road. the "North-China Daily News," were Chinese Arrested held for about three-quarters of an hour in the afternoon of Oct. 1. Mtr.
About 3 pin. on October 1, Jordan, a German free-lance photo-three Chinese were arrested grapher, was touring Hongkew with patrol of the Naval Landing his camera and arrived at the corner ety, in Dixwell Road, on suspicion of Miller and Boone roads about 5.15 that they had been distributing anti-R'elock. He levelled his, camera at Japanese pamphlets. According to Japanese marine party who were the Shanghai Municipal Police, on inthe act of unlanding, but, before being searched one of them was could take a picture, he was found in possession of part of an surrounded and hustled Into" a anti-Japanese pamphlet, the contents temporary Landing Parly post.
which have not. been disclosed Miller Road, "A" tong" discussion The men Iter were handed over to ensued, In which, ME. Jordan, who pert After half' an hour, endeavoured (0. leave, brit" wat Despite the removal of barbed- Prevented by two senitles st. the wire entanglements by the Japanese Naval Landing Party fromthe Hongkew Police Station was com-northern area and efforts on the part municated with, and a number of of the Chinese authorities to calm foreign officers' arrived in a car. frightened residents, the exodus from They. pointed out that Mr. Jordan Chapel continued on Oct. 2. Three had not taken any photographs, and eidents occurred in which two forel eventually he was handed over to the cers and one Chinese were detained by '8. M, Police. Taken (o the Hongkew the Japanese, and a certain amount Siation, Mr. Jordan made a statement of excitement prevailed in Nanzing to a foreign detective, and wat Road in the afternoon when a Japan-released, ese sentry accidentally fired a shot No injury was reported, however.
The shooting occurred in Nanzing In view of the rumours which ap-Road, about 430 pin, when a Japa: parently have caused the uneasiness coe, marine being" relieved "from mong Chapel residents, the Chinese sentry duty accidentally fired his Police have issued a notice, copies of rifle and the bullet sped over the which were posted In many streets in. root of the Union Bar on the opposite Chapel, 'The notice is to the effect fide of the road. 'The marines were rumours have been fabricated stationed at an observation post in the unserupttbug' persons marder Fremises of the Shanghai Express Ca. alarm the residents and threaten 'Mir. Lloyd Alexander, the American peace and order. proprietor of the Union Bar, and 9 World War veteran, spoke strongly Foreigner 'Taken lo Barracks against the marines' tendency 10 About 9 win, Mr. John Thompson. patrol past his cafe with their fingers a British subject, was detained by on the triggers of their rifles. His the Japanese Naval Landing Party, indignation at the stray shot was on the ground that he had insulted enhanced by the fact that his wife the Japanese Navy. According to his own story, he was handing a coin family were Is an upper room at u street seller for a newspaper, at the corner of North Szechuen and Schools Reopen Range Roads, when a Japanese marine With uneasiness among the Japan-turned round and accidentally. hit ese residents dispelled to a large him on the leg with the butt of his fe. Mr thompson. remonarated ¢*' all Japanese scene on with the marine, and a crowd of chagrin of pupils who, for week, Japanese marines and civilians enjoyed half holidays. Special pre-ithered round and started to mandle him. He was hustled into the ladle of the road and surrounded by marines with fixed bayonets. Sub-Inspr. G, Duncan and another poll man arrived from Hongkew Star and put Mr. Thompson in a police The marines, however, got into cautions were taken by the S.MP. and the Japanese Consular Police to guard the children against untoward events.
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