Nanking, June 11.
More than forty-eight hours have passed since Mr.
Seen alive. While the police garrison forces in the capital are con-Unuing their search, there seems to a firm conviction fu their minds that the man will never be found.
Official circles here were frankly mystified when they were informed on Saturday morning by the local Japanese Consulate-General that Mr. Kuramoto, after saying farewell on Friday night to Mr. Arioyshi, Japanese Minister to China, had strangely disappeared between the hours of 10 12 pin. After Mr. Kuramoto failed to appear at the Consulate on Saturday morning the Consulate officials decided {0 inform the Chinese For-feign Office and Police and Garrison Headquarters, bbe picked up in a few hours. After forty-eight hours had passed the hope of finding him alive was dwindling.
Between the hours of 10 to 12 pin., Mr, Kuramoto could be at two places.
could be returning from the Japanese Consulate-General to. his house near the Drum Tower, which ig. only a few. blocks from the Consulate-General, or he could be al the railway station seeing Mr. Ariyom off. The version as given by the Japanese Consulate-General to the Chinese Foreign Office and Police and Garrison Headquarters was rather indefinite. The man was missing between 10 and 12 pin. The Sapanese press version and the message issued by the Chinese official Central News Agency put the time of disappearance at 11 pa: on Fri~ day night and stated definitely that Me. Kuramoto was at Hsiakwan rail way station seeing Mr. Ariyoshi of The Drum Tower district is well patrolled by police units. In fact, special attention is given to that art of the city by Police and Garrison Headquarters for it is the place where the Japanese Consulate-General. is situated and where many oficial of the Japanese Consulate~ General have their residences. Since the Mukden incident of September 16, 1951, most of the Japanese residents in the capital have left. Only the Japanese Consular Officials and some Japanese press correspondents fare remaining. In order to avoid possible unpleasant experiences the Tapanese residents here have always deliberately avoided coming into contact with the Chinese population and have seldom left their section at the Drum Tower. While Chinese feelings towards the Japanese are still far from amicable, there has never been any act of violence towards the Japanese residents here.
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