To the Editor of the *Nowr-Cuixa Danny News"
Sim~Since the Incident in which panese Marine, Hideo Nol yama was fatally shot occurred in Darrosch Road on last Saturday ey ring, it has been nearly one week. A' the request of the Japanese Consul, Mr. I Ishii, both the Chinese author! les and the 8. M. Police have made every effort to effect the arrest of the culprits, However, it is regret. {able that up to now, in spite of all such efforts the murderer has not yet been put under arrest nor has his nationality been definitely established.
Following the incident there came into existence in Shangha! the baso-Jess rumours which are causing a mass exodus of residents from Chapel {nto the International Settlement and French Concession. In an effort to stop the exodus, General Tsai Ching-chun, Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Safety, on the 13th instant Issued a proclamation, copes of which were posted in important thoroughfares in Chapel, informing the people recent sensational rumours bby unscrupulous persons 4nd asking them not to believe these rumours but to attend to their everyday duty calm Despite the above prod tension and alarm which has exist in Chapel and Hongkew district, has not yet subsided. The people con-nue to flock with all their" belong-Ings into the Settlement, Up to midnight of 14th instant 100,000 residents and Hongkew district are said to have moved into the foreign the exodus was by no means restricted to families. Stores, banks and business of all descriptions can all be seen moving their wares Into trucks, hire-cars, vehicles. It seems to storm of a great war is approaching.
Obvioutly the confusion during the past few days is entirely " due fo unfounded rumours. Although we. all seek—personal safely naturally, we should have a better observation and understanding of the present conditions. We should, at least, give some heed to the proclamation of the Bureau of Public Safety which has denied the unfound rumours. On the other hand we should find the origin of the reports ind try to make our own personal investigation into same instead of blindly believing them.
recognized by everybody that to maintain peace and order is the duty of the Government. Tt is be hoped that in addition to the public notice refuting and denying Tumours, the Government will take some more effective and immediate measures to cope with the situation of the mass exodus, Shanghai, Nov. 15.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.