One Killed and Three Wounded in Clash with Soldiers In an attempt to prevent a group lof unruly Chinese, numbering about 20, from entering the ''forbidden rea," party of Lunghua soldiers stationed at Tai Yang Miao, Chapel, opened fire shortis™ after am.
Dec. 11 with "the "result that one was killed and three others were wounded. One of the wounded, who sustained but slight 291 injuries, escaped in their confusion Jand has not yet been located by the Chinese" authorities, The other wounded were sent to the Pu Hsien Hospital, Chapei, but their condition was not considered serious, The deceased was a _riesha coolie who resided in the vicinity the place where the shooting took place. " The wounded were.found to be labourers. Whether the cther Chinese involved in the trouble Were Communists oF not is unknown, but, Public Safety Bureau, the mob made an attempt to disarm' the soldiers although they themselves were not of any firearms, Off.
of the Chapel Public Safety Bureau were, therefore, of the opinion that the deceased and the wounded must have been attracted to the place of shooting by the crowd and the trouble-makers made good their The soldiers involved in the shoot ing were attached to the faird battalion stationed in Chapel. Since the rumour was current in Shang-i that Communists were taking advantage of the disturbing situa tion in Manchuria to foment. troubles here, it has been the practice of the soldiers to enforce coarti Jaw at Tai Yang Miao between mi night and six o'clock the following morning.
Shortly after 5 am. on Dec. 11, according to officials of the Chapel Public Safety Bureau, a group of Chinese of the labour type, numbering from 20 to 30, we noticed in the darkness by the soldiers who warned them to halt. The mob, it wa warning and, tempted to enter ioartial law was in force and, the soldiers tried to stop them force, some of the men tried ta di farm the soldiers. The latter then fired two shots which had imme-effect on the Chinese who tive car carries with it as many advantages as disadvantages and any step by any body of Britons, in Lom don or Shanghai which involves the avoidance of self-imposed Itablities,—even though this may not be the' real reason for the move sugxested,—will do the Britich cause in China inestimable harm. Such avoidance in the eyes of the people at home who are bearing uncon scionably heavy burdens wit! be interpreter in only one way: Ie will regarded as disloyal, and charge of disloyalty against British community out here, especlally coloured aa it would be with Yestige of proof would have but ove effect on Public opinion at home. The paid, perfervid propagandists who day in and day oat are preach ing of China's alleged rights and swronge in the lecture halls and Press of Great Britain, would not hesitate to bolster their ease with an allega. tion of disloyalty against the com: munity if there were the, slightest ground for such a charge, This ptoposed. action provides such': a ground; "carried "into effect: tt would amount to definite proof fend itis unthinkable that ihe interests of the many: China should' be imparitied for the sake of a comparatively small hancement of the profits of the few. And this Inst Word. "There is no suggestion that such a step is necessary for the salvation of the company. During the last seven years the following dividends. free of, income tax ave been patd:—1924, 20 per cent.; 1925, 10 per cent.; 1926 10 per cent;' 1027, 12 per vent.; 1928, 125 por cent.; 1929, 124 per cent.; 1990, 12 per cent. abd an interim dividend of per cent. {free of income tax was paid. November of this your. The: nod of making a change for the benefit fof shareholders who fad not been receiving an adequate. retura./on their money la not in this instance Snvalved." They have had. an ad~ equate "income from their invest ment, The proposed chang. is, therefore, not only inopportune but devoid of any reason which hight {in the circumstances be held to jut: ity it: ea eyed
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