Shanghai, Apr. 9.
A pistol bullet was fired through the glass window of the third floor office of Mr. Ssu Shi-wen, sencral Secretary of the new Greater Shan; hai City Goverment. in. Kiangwan, fu April G but It was reported yoster= ay that it was an accidental' shoot ing and the three policemen who were detained soon after the shoot Ing were Inter set free, The story was published on Apeit 7 by lending Chinese newspapers here alleging that it was a ca¥e 0 attempted assassination, and that when the shooting took price Mr. Ssu was in the otics. Although he' was Hot hurt he was much frightened, Speculations on the motive of the shooting were also published it being alleged that the attempted assassin tion was a result of an internal dis-pate, Yesterday both the Japanese and ity government authorities were reported to be roliclant to press the question further, as it was found out that while rubbing his pistol on of the three policemen, maintaining guard outside the official's office room arclessly fired one shot, which shattered a window only.
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