"Policing Defects"; C.P.C., Pedestrian Wounded Shanghai, Apr. 12. ASTER {00 and a half months, of inactivity, "anti-Japanese (errorists went into action yesterday and killed Dr. Hsi Tstaring, secretary of the "Public Safety Bureau" of the Japanese sponsored pecial Municipality of Shanghai' as he was leaving his residence in Lane 139, Lloyd Road, shortly after 9.20 a.m. Two gunmen stood at the entrance of the alleyway, fired a number of shots, thres of which injured the victim, and decamped. C.P.C. 730 who was near the scene, took up the chase, ordered the two gunmen to halt and when they refused to do so, he drew his service pistol, fired two shots and sagged to the ground as one of the terrorists fired once more to wound the policeman slightly in the right. shoulder.
Notwithstanding his injuries, the C.P.C. arose from the pavement and gave chase, but meanwhile the two gunmen had been successful in disappearing in the crowd.
'A pedestrian on the opposite side fof Lloyd Road who had come into the tine of fire, was injured in the Abdomen and is now lying in the Paulun Hospital in-a very serious condition, This assassination brought forth onthe part of Lieut.-Col. Director of the Press of the Japanese Expeditionary to Central China, ina statement made yesterday afternoon, in which the Shanghai Municipal Police necused of not having adopted men sures suggested by. the Japanese authorities In preventing terrorist outbreaks.
"We are constrained {0 declare that there: are still several defects in the policing activities "of the Shanghat Municipal Couneit™, the Japanese tier sated, "Inasmuch as that. the Couneit was to take ample precau tions against outrages of this sort by adopting. menstres suggested by the Japanese "authorities following the iasaastination of Mr. Chen" Loh.
the same statement, the spokes: nan suid that it was sirable. that faxencies alleged to be maintained by the Chungking Government in the International Settlement should be closed, and. that. publications, which, recording to the sume spokesman, Feealved taels Instructions. from the Chuineking Government, should closed down as well.
Tash-bulbs, were seen walking into Louza Police Station, being presum= ably under the impression that the corpse was being Kept there. They Jett the station a few minutes after~ wards.
By 2 Tate hour Last night, no forther arrests had been made in conheetion with the shooting. notwith standing the fact that a large number fof detectives from Lotiza station and headquarters were still working on the ease feverishly at the time of seeing to press.
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