The Archive · 1937

Japanese Statement The Japanese Naval Landing Parly

declared:—

"Sub-Lieutenant Isao Ohyama, Commander of the First Company, was motoring at about 5 o'clock last night along Monument Road, an extension road of the International Seltlement of Shanghai, Seaman Yoro Saito, Fist Class, was at the wheel, "The automobile was suddenly sur~ rounded by members of the Peace Preservation Corps, who fired upon the automobile with machine-guns "Sub-Lieutenant Ohyama was killed outright, many bullets lodging in his body. investigators found his head and abdomen riddled with bullets.

"The windshield was broken into small pieces, while' the body of the automobile bore. numerous bullet marks, The entire picture was one extreme brutality by members of the Peace Preservation Corps.

"Monument Road is an extension Road of the International, Settlement of Shanghai and foreigners have free use of It, "The Chinese have recently constructed defence works and sand-bax barricades, and set land mines around 'Shanghai.' At night, people prevented by the military from the road.

"Even in the day time, the military dared to search the passers-by, threatening the latter with pistols.

Truce Violation Charged wphese actions on the part of the Huge Exodus Resumed Huge crowds of refugees pour-Into the International Settlc ment last night, following a radio Broadcast by a Chinese stator @eseribing the Hungino Road me eident, Between 7 pam. and 1 pam. nearly six thousand Chinese passed over the Soochow Creek Bridges, bringing their belongings nto the Settlement area. Many having hurriedly carry most handily, and to have evacuated their homes tu Chapel, Hongkew, and Yangtszepoo With the utmost haste.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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