ANOTHER bomb was thrown Shanghai, Dec. 29. at a Japanese Army launch in the Soochow Creek yesterday as it passed under the Chekiang Road, bridge at 11.50 am. This represented the second outrage of its.kind to occur in Shanghai within twenty-four hours, the first bombing having taken place on Monday shortly before the same hour from the Honan Road bridge.
The Japanese opened fre on, the bridge, but no one was wounded.
Settlement police on duty on the bridge. arrested the bomb-thrower yesterday.
Under close interrogation he revealed that there: was an organized society for terrorizing Japanese in the Shanghai area. The society did not have its headquarters inside the' International Settlement or the French Concession.
The Japanese stated last night that one member of the crew of the launch which was bombed yesterday was slightly injured. According to independent observers on the bridge, the bomb fell wide of the launch and the injuries, if any, to those on board could not have been serian: Tt was understood last night that a demand had.hogn, made, by the Japanese that the arrested man should be handed over to them.
"Police precautions on the bridges The demands for the opening of over the Soochow Creek were strict the area north of Soochow Creek to Nit" yesterday, following Monday's [Ohitece residents and workers can~ bombing. but the perpetrator of yes~ not be entertained, he added, until terday's outrage succeeded in burling the Shanghai Municipal Police' shows his missile before constables could coach "him. Immediately afterwards better Uresults in Lis search for hho wai in custody, and, according to Member of Guerilla Gai Japanese "reports, taken to West Dec. 30. Hongleew Police' Station. At the Japanese' request, the Municipal Arrested by the Shanghai Munici-Police yesterday gave out no Infor-pat. Police on" duty at Chekiang motion about the incident, Road Bridge soon after hurling a Tt was understood, however, that bomb at a Japanese Army launch in the -arrosted man admitted that the Soochow Creek on Tuesday, the was a member o§ a patriotic, oF Chinese responsible for the bombing terrorist, organization, and that other attack was handed over the same members of the organization were in evening to the Japanese military Shanghai. ready to carry out similar police for Interrogation, it was outrages. Tt 1s. also known that the Teatnisd yesterday, Tt is possible that Chinese army has organized several he may be placed in the custody of the SMP. once again after the thor: mobile units" which © are Tapunese military police have con~ designed to harass Japanese comaludedtheie interrogation. Meanmunileations all over the country, and while, the "North-China Dally News"
particularly" in, Shanghai. mormed yesterday of the re of the gang operating in the Pifty-Seven, arrests Settlement and French Concession, of 'Contrary fo Japancee reports last which the two men. responsible for night "only one man was concerned Monday's and Tuesday's incidents the bombing yesterday. 'The man were members, arrested' had no accomplices, And 'A high official of the SAMLP. stated again, contrary to Japanese reports that tte. Municipal Police had not thut the gong consisted of 24 men, and had entered the Settlement from. bbecn exéeting themselves, to suppress terror lam "in the Settlement, It was Pootung on December 23. 'They are oveatod that within the last, seven said to be acting indirectly under the orders of the Central Government, days no fewer than $7 arrests had tboen made in a series of raids, of trid to be under the command of perlon® suspected' of currying illegal General Chany Fah-kwel. They are. fand untogistered arms or being mem-part of a big organization of guerilla om of guys of robbers who had troops which accompanied the main committed armed. crimes in the in"
Chinese forces during their opernformational area. The rakkn which tions in Shanghai, and have since resulted In those arrests, while not been operating onthe west bank of belt ye. 80 spectacular as" those con-the Whangpoo as for as Nanking, and "ducted by the police with the fon the east bank as far as the torrid operation of the S.V.C., had never tory under Japanese control extends MHeless been made daily, it was The present headquarters of the Tearnod. organization is said to be at Nanwei, shout 90 Int from Shanghai om the Dinatistuction With Police Pootung side. Gauls of these guerilla {nm connection with Monday's bom troops have been operating w the outrage, dissatisfaction with the re Shanghai area since the beginning of sult shown by the Shanghai Muni hostilities. The gang which Is) at elpat. Polica in its search for clan present creating mischief in the destinely held arms was expressed by Settlement operates in group, of Japanese Embassy spokempan at 2 three under a leader, and its ¢rgan~ press conference yesterday morning. lation is kept a strict secret even from the members themselves. Thus 'As has been stated before," the tone roup of three does not know offiesal-dostared, "the Japanese' outh= the names of the other members orities believe that a restoration of of the gang, so that a member of nonnat,, conditions in Shangal "is the gang can only divulge a small essential: the welfare of the com-amount of information as to. ite}
"An a pre-requisite to this, the activities. elimination of arms now being illed-One Grenade for Bach lly held within the Settlement Each member of the gona is! deemed by them to be essential. armed with a. single hand. grenade, "he Shanghai Municipal Council and he is ordered to hurl this missile has fsued a proclamation making fat Japanese troops from a vantage unishoble offence the failure to sur point in the Settlement or Conces~ Fender or to register arms now being lon, Frequent raids have been made held, clandestinely. by the police since the existence of this gang became known to them, "In addition a vou teh for arms was lid. one rald- on @ house in the carried out with the assistance of French Concession, carried out on the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. For Tuesday evening after One of the some reason unknown to the Japan gang hed been arrested, nearly re~ exe authorities, this practice was not sulla in a second arrest. There were signs that the occupant of one "tin the Hight of Monday's incident, of the rooms visited had made as well as in view of tse constant hurried departure only a short time Usreat of armed bandit "gangs in the before, and cooking utensils, were Seitlement, the Japanese authorities zund on the premises. fool that the efforts of the Shanghai Municipal Police in that direction The gang has an ingenious method should be continued," the spokesman 4 operation, ax it must have pene trated 00 Li through the Japanese lines between Nanwei and Shanghai Your Searches Made before reaching the Settlement. Tt When newspaper reporters present thus evident that the S.MLP. can~ the conference pointed out that assume full responsibility for the to their knowledge such touse-to-house searches for arms had been carried out four, tines, the spokescupation of the area between Nanwei nan replied that their results had lid Shanghai themselves permitted been unsatistaotory. its 24 members to cover this distance before reaching the Settlement.
they were effective." he said. they should have prevented such' an The official interviewed emphasized incident as yesterday's that the SMEP. had an extremely
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