Two Japanese Shot in, Car on Monument Road: Peace Preservation Corps Man Also Dead Shanghai, Aug. 10.
JAPANESE officer belonging to the 'Naval Landing Party, a Japanese seaman who acted as his chauffeur, and a Chinese member of the Peace Preservation Corps were shot dead yesterday evening' shortly after five o'clock in an affray on Monument Road, near the Fungjao Aerodrome.
As a result of the shooting, tension prevailed in the Chinese areas of Shanghai last night. "The Peace Preservation Corps turned out in force along Hungjao Road, and held up all passers-by.
The Japanese Landing Party also. took precautions, in, view of the movements of the Peace Preservation Corps Chinese and Japanese versions of the incident are radically different.
According to the Chinese, the two Japanese attempted to enter the aerodrome, and shot at a Chinese sentry who tried to stop them, They state that the Chinese fired in self defence.
The Japanese state that the two members of the Landing Party were motoring along Monument Road and were perfectly within their rights on an outside road, when they were fired upon with rifles and machine-guns by Chinese who surrounded their car, he Japanese statement charges the Chinese with the "utmost brutality" and with violating the Shanghai Truce Agreement of 1932, 'According to foreign residents Ju te neighbourhood of the. shoot, {he two Japanese. were in Uniform, trid, the chauffeur wae wear log Stock helmets 'There resident deserve ied tothe' "North-china Herald" How parlies of Japanese, hod preiously visited. the. Melghbourtood Rod had' Been. tured back by the Chinese, who were consequently on the alert and suepiious of al Japan tas driving nen the all. "Some days. ago' party of Japanese were (chayer sisted. the neighbour: fog and Yo have persed tu the feld near by." The Chinese sent up aeroplane which spotted the vis lore and, directed the aenreh of the Ghinese who" were sent" out t0 1 them back, Timmedinialy news of last nigh intent sence" Shang the Mayor, Mr, 0, Ie. Yul fal Mth the Japenese consul-general, Mr. S.'Oxamoto, with a view to prevent tig any aeon which might aggrava the situation before It had been ro-Yul' interviewed ne. Okamoto. and ly. investigated. ANO. po ME,
Tear-Admiral "Hondo," Japanese Navel Allaché, "when the Soponese Booking. to. Dome, This Int, Yun posed. joint. investigation,
decline, but offered to sand Wo of Sats of me City Government and the Peace preservation Corps, to. super-ise tne. transfer of the two, Hodis {o'the Landing Party barracks, regret Express authorities, Mr, O. K- Yul expressed During his call on the Japanese
is profound regret over the occur Fence of this unfortunate incident Faports Cental News. fe called the ftientlon of the Japanese authorities the fact the city Government Mad'"'on. many previous occasions Todied" protests "with the Japa~ hose Naval Landing Party "over Several minor disputes which had Geeurred "between" Japanese. bluefoekels and Chinese guards "at
repeated. Japanese "spying. the Munelao Aled op 8 rent "Ho said that last night's armed seule was certainly a. result of the fi tempted forcible" entry. into. the Serodrome by the apanese concern As_a result of the discussion, both the Chinese and Japanese authorities greed to settle the incident through Aiplomatie means and not to agarer Vato. the situation, was announced carly this morn-Ing that the Japanese Naval Landing Party will not take action at the moment. The incident is now the subject of diplomatic negotiations.
After considerable delay, during which the Japriese accused the Chinese of a "breach of, promise" and. of "lacking sincerity," a party of Japanese and Chinese.omeials, with a few newspapermen, left the Snpanese consulate to-visit the scene fof the shooting and to bring in the bodies, The party were not allowed eros the bridge over the Hungjao Road near the scene of the shooting vntll well after midnight. Earlier In the day, an investigation had been made on the spot by Lleut.-Commdr.
Okino, assistant Japanese Attache, and last night the Japanese Landing Party issued an Melal statement.
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