The Archive · 1938

Japanese Censors Threatened

Letter Received by Office in Hardoon Building Bombed once, odals of the Japanese Censorship "Oflee, in. Nardoon Building. om Mara received a threat of another attack "with powerful ex: Plesives!"" the "Shonghal'Mnicht= Feported on March 5. Written in Chin-fe, the. note of warning" said. the Chinese" sroula "continue to. combat the activities of all Japanese the Settlement. The letter was immediately transmitted to the SEP, Yor an investigation.

The crude bomb, tossed into the transom of the ofée door early lest month caused ite damage. The tet fon was not seen by. anyone, Meanwhile, the Japatese. authorlties here received a notieation from the Prench Consulate-General of the nightly "search of motorcars" and Pedestrians in the French Consession-'The letter, received by the Consul-General, Mf. Suemasn "Okamoto, on Friday Ssked for the co-operation of Japanese subjects to ensure. the safety of the Concession.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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