'Shanghai, Aug. 30, "I believe that the Chengiuaffalr Is extremely serious in that it differs entirely from past cases where -bandits assaulted Japanese travellers." 'This statement" was made yesterday morning by Mr. Shigeru' Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador to China, as he returned from a. two-week' tour of North China by the s. Dairen Maru, "I heard about" the Chengtu case in Tsingtao, but 1 don't know. details," the envoy" remarked. am awaiting full reports from 'oMcials on the spot and instructions from Tokyo before taking up the matter with the Nanking Government."
Bringing with him the first direct account of the attack on the four Japanese visitors to Chengti last Monday, Mr. Fuse Okamoto, Domei staff correspondent, arrived here from the Szechuch capital by alt yesterday evening.
Survivors Tell of Experiences Interviews with the two surviving vietime of the mob's violence, Okamoto said, revealed that' the Floters had' shown extraordinary brutality, stripping their captives and parading them throughout the streets, meanwhile continually. beat ing. them.
'Mr, Okamoto, who arrived in Chuniking from Hankow on Wednesday, joined a party of Japanese oMicials proceeding" by alr' from Shanghai (on Friday afternoon and Teached Chengtu at 5 o'clock.
Mot at the airport by Col. Fan Sung-shih, director of the Bureau of Public Safety, and other Chinese officials, the party drove motor cars to the offices of the Provincial Government. Chengti. appeared extremely quiet, with sole diers slanding guard at short inter vals along the route "followed the party, Escorted by Chinese, the group proceeded to the Yangshun School, where the bodies of Mr, Kelli Fukagawa, a reporter for the "stainichi." "and Mr, Kozaburo Watanabe, correspondent for the Osaka "Nt and the "Tokyo Nichi-Nichi" were lying in' Chinese fins. mutilation, eyes had been "The bodies showed evident signs of of two Chinese alleged mob leaders who Were executed on, Wednesday, were lying in another corner of the room,
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