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Factory Inspection Issue, Reporting Chinese Authorities, it is stated that further progress was made during 1937 toward the solution of the factory inspection issue between the Counet and the Chinese authorities. Tu October, 1936, the Council's representative forwarded to the City Government a suggested revision (0, meet the views 0. the Consular Body, but by the time the. hostilities broke ut, no reply had been received.
Reference is made to Industrial Safety Exhibitions in the cities of Wasih and Hankow, (0 which the Industrial Section sent exhibits, When the City Government of Shanghai arranged an exhibit with a similar pur-Rose in July, 1937, the Industrial Section also participated.
The National Factory Inspection Bureau has, during the last two years, devised useful poster material, which the Industrial Section has purchased in quantity. Some 40 posters have been published by the Bureau, of which the Industrial Section finds. Uses for approximately one half.
Terrorists were again active in the Settlement on January' 24, when the circulation offices of the' "Social Evening News," a Chinese newspaper, fat 222 Shantung Road, were attacked, Jone potato masher hand grenade being thrown, wounding two Chinese who were in the offices at the time, The wounded Chinese, a man and a woman, were taken to the Lester Chinese Hospital for treatment, The attack took place at about 7.30, when Jo. Chinese appeared in the front door way and hurled the grenade with full force across the office, The grenade exploded on the floor, injuring the two Chinese, who were working at desks in the office, and slightly damaging the office furniture, JThe assailant escaped, and by late last night no clue was available as to his identity, It was thought, however, that he was a member of one the guerilla gangs who have recently been engaged in terrorist activities in the Settlement and Concession, and many members of which were recently rounded up by the police.
Superintendent A. H. Aiers was detailed to investigate the attack, and Jenquiries were being made at the offices the Journal, It is understood that the newspaper had: made an application to the police for permission to resume Publication, and that the manager had got. in touch with' the Japanese authorities with a view to submitting to them proofs of all war news. is thought that a possible motive for the attack may have been that terr~ arist elements assumed that the journal was to become pro-Japanese in policy. The paper was to have resumed publication on Jan, 28.
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