Attempt to Search Self-Styled Chinese Public Officer Leads to Firing by "Municipality" Policemen Shanghai, Nov. 2¢ OUR members of the Settlement Police, including a foreigner, were arrested and detained by the Japanese Gendarme in the western area shortly after midday yesterday and only two of them had been released last night.
The incident came about when a Police search party from the Pootoo Road Station attempted to search a Chinese on a trolley bus in Robison Road, near the intersection of Penang Road, and the man resented the attempt saying he was a "public official."
As he could not prove his status by any papers the Police proceeded with their search. He struggled with a Chinese constable and pulled the latter out of the vehicle on to the road.
'A "Special Municipality" policeman to whom the suspect shouted fired a rifle shot and later other "Muniality" police fired a number of shots.
Allogether ten or twelve shots were fired, none of them" however" apparently taking effect. Only one Bul fet was discharged from the pistol of 2 Settlement policeman. It ssued Seoldentally from the gun held. by ihe CPC. involved in the tussle with {he suspect when the latter. grabbed his arm.
'The Teident started at 12.95 o'clock noone Probationary. Sergeant J. Bgeberg, a Danish' subject, was Charge of a routine searehparty con Sting of four Chinese constables and W'Ghfnooe tomato searcher. The four Pics had just bourded ai eastbound Rovte, 16 trolleybus and two were Ieeochy compartment. ooking for ims. One of the constables wanted
Section when the Taiter made an ute {o'nearch a Chinese inthe fstclass ery. saying he. was public oficial find "could mot be "touched, The Policeman asked "if he had any Bradentinls to. prove his. statement find he failed to' produce any, Instead ihe grabbed the Chinese constable and Atagged him out of the car oily Policeman Flees Rie rman gut've, shouted to a" "Special attempt was made to arrest the
Municipaiy™ "policeman "who" was Manding: with rile othe interaeetion "this policeman. Ored his ie without, noweves, wounding anyone The shot "brought more. "Specal unicpatity™ pole tothe scene and Noveral mote shots were. fred.
tation "a group of Japanese Gen-fares came running from the Gendarmerie -sub-station in Robison Road about forty yards west of Penang Road. The Gendarmes seized Sergeant Bgeberg, two of the Chinese constables and the Woman searcher Jind pulled them into the sud-station.
An alarm Was despatched tot Pootos Road Station whence police femeers hurried to the scene. They Were not admitted and subsequently. Mr. A. if, Samson, Assistant Commis sloner of Police, likewise was refused entry. The only foreigners admitted Were two. officers of the Talian, Marines, in whose defence sector the sub-station Is. situated.
Soon afterwards the four members fof the Settlement Police were con-Yeyed, under armed escort, to the Western headquarters of the Jaoanexe Gendarmerie at 04 Jessfield Road. There, again, they were held incommunieado, Capt. H. M. Smyth, Deputy Commissioner, Mr. "R. W." Yorke, Assistant. Commissioner and Divisional OMcer, and Mr. Samson trying in vain to see them. Major K. M. Fourne, Commissioner, personally investigated the affair! in detail at Pootoo Road Station.
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