Desperate Attacks Repulsed by Small Force "Baron Dan Shot Dead by "Japanese Youth Frou Our OwN Connesroxnent "Tokyo, Mar, 5. reliably learned that from 'Suecumbing.to wounds inflicted February 4, Kanchow, an impor-any "unknown. assassin, Baron tant city in' the southern part of Comm Th and 22nd armies Kiangsi, has been threatened by the Foxuma Deny one of the tading director of the world-famous firm ein. Japanese. industry
under the leadership of Pan Teh-Mitsui, died at 12.20 this after hhuel for two chief purposes; first, "AS he was stepping out of his to get food and money, as Kanchow motor-ear at the entrance to the is wich and, secondly, to link up the Red armies of the Eastern" and Mitsu building, a shot rang out Western parts of the province. trid Baron Dah colapnd to the Sie died less than half an hour und seriously wounded Although the Central Government had only a small force of not over 1,000 under General Ma Kun of th vision there at the time, the "Although the motive for his assasjon fs not. yet known, thought probable that it was the outcome of the indignation aroused by the allegations widely circulated the time the gold ban was Ye-addition, imposed that the Mitsul_ firm, in very high and strong' city: anticipation of the embargo, made Te isa, city easy "to, defend and hard to attack. "In spite of the the country through speculation in Ralions of yen at, the expense 9 Jact that the Red soldiers made several desperate attacks with a "Although Mitsui's denied hat much greater force, and that the there was any question of specala-Communist agents" destroyed the tom and asserted. that the buying East gate of the city on February of dollars was due purely to legit: 33, and the South gate the next day, mate business transactions.
It is Ni they were quickly Fepaired and their recalled that a body of demonstra-attacks repulsed. On the mortling {orn recently invaded the premises of February 23, at 8 o'clock, the of the firm for the purpose' of lodge Red force made a most desperate attempt to capture ing & protest atom Dan, who was 72 yea the arrival of Government reinforces of age, was born at Fukuoka, A Completing a course. of mining engineering at the Boston Technical the "government Institute, he returned to Japan and troops under General Ma Kun, the for' some, time a teacher Communists' advance was checked.
Government schools. Later he be-Now the. Government troops con: came an oficial of the Government sisting of the 1th, 14th and 43 Divisions sent by the Metacesiocies) er NOY Miike Coat Mine. ently being employed "in Commander Chu" Shao-liang from Taiho, 80 li south of Kian, are He entered the service of Mitso arriving and the city is safe again. when this Company purchased the At the present time the condition in Kiangs! on the whole is rather quiet Thine, eventually becoming one the divectars. except for the news that the Central Although nothing has yet been Government is contemplating xendestablished, the police are' working some government Divisions from fon the theory that the assassinations Kiangsi to check the Japanese Baron Dan and Ste. Inouye, the invasion, which makes the peo {inte "Minister "of "Finance, were the province, especially in Nanchang, feel" uneasy. Representatives are 8 assailant is a youth 21 years being sent. from the provincial auof age by the name of Hishinama. thorities to the Capital to stop such Later. step. We are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the petition, now ascertained that Hi Bittorly against the Japanese shinuma, the atsansin of Haven Dat invasion in Shanghai, the people as and Konuma, the assassin of St whole in Nanchang are aroused Inouye, "are personal friends and to "patriotic activities, The _merwrly discussed together the for-chants voluntarily refuse to sell on. of the Daininen. Kokuminto, Bapanese goods; women leaders are reactionary Nationalist. party. busy in organising and training Mar. 6. nurses for the battlefield, and the It is reported that investigations National Salvation Association inia the assassination of Baron Dan attempting to raise a big sum of yesterday have revealed that his money to be sent to Shanghai, It assailant and four other youths, in igva sort of tag day in Nanchang. cluding the assassin of Mr. Inouye, 'The streets are full of collectors; pledged themselves at the' time of no-one hax shown any feeling of the London Naval conference fo unwillingness to give what he can, though the writer found a few fu critic their lives in removing Ecnaider; imperiled Sapam? Prominent people who, they mi yrsons who had been asked to give number" of tim The Police are reported, to have whether he is liter traced the whereabouts of all but im eager to read one of these youths, for whom they awe about the Shanghai strug! are stil seeking feverishly.—Reuter, circulation of the local papers has been recently increased" enormously.
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