Canton, Feb, 16.
Misconceptions that have been spread should be corrected, and Mr. Kawai, the Japanese Consul~ General, in an Interview with you correspondent yesterday, showed him photographs taken and the report compiled by investigators of the cause of death of consular policeman Tsunoda in Swatow. Dressed was in civilian attire when, on the morning of January 21, he came out of his home and: walked down the streets, he naturally was not armed. 'The bullets that wore extracted after the shooting were not of the calibre used in small arms supplied: to Japanese policeman, Tt has been suggested that very little blood flowed from 'Tsunoda' wounds and even the Chinese investigators agree that there was some blood visible on the wall of a bulld-ing near which he toppled over. A. chemical examination proved It' was from the body.
From the wall a bullet was extracted, Under the microscope this tiny Teaden pellet was seen to be Identical in all its markings with the other two that a surgeon removed from the body of Tsunoda, What the papers have stressed most {is that Japanese living near the spot of the tragedy say they heard the pistol shots, while no Chinese heard a thing. Mr. Kawai has not heard that even Japanese were within earshot, oF heard pistol reports, 'Did the Chinese police office who firet came across the mortally wounded 'Tsunoga see him fall? With all due respect' to the officer, Mr Kawai does not believe his story. He was 41 metres away, and as there {sa jog inthe street he could not have seen ''sunodu,
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