Shanghai, June 7. CENSED of firing a shot from a pistol at an officer of the Japanese Naval Landing Party as a detachment of sailors was escorting a crowd of Chinese strikers and st cebreakers, who had been fighting, across the compound of the British-owned Lun Chang mill at Pootung Point, and of threatening Licut.-Commdr. Munesuke Noji, Commandant of the Japanese Naval Landing Party in Pootung, with the weapon," Mr, R, M, Tinkler, aged 45, British labour persorinet officer of the mill, though seriously wounded by members of the Landing Party, was detained in Pootung all day yesterday, and was only brought to Shanghai late last night to ibe rushed to the General Hospital, where an emergency operation was performed, Japanese marines stood outside the operating theatre while Mr, Tinkler was being operated upon. Two Japanese naval surgeons and two German surgeons performed the operation.
Tt was understood that Mr. Tinkler suffering from a scalp wound, three stab wounds in the abdomen, and a slab wound inthe Teg. In a state~ ment by the Japanese naval spokesman lost night, It was stated that Mr. Tinkler had been hit with the butt of a rifle, and no mention was made of any" stabbing 'The spokesman revealed that had not been decided whether 'Mr, Tinkler" would be handed over to the British authorities or whether he would be tried by a Japanese military. tribunal, In con= nection' with the affair Mr. ¥. Miura called at HM. Consulate at Spam. yesterday and lodged a very ener-eric protest," reserving the right of future demands upon the British auc thorities.
'AL the press conference the spokesman stated: "A new incident occur. red at the Lun Chang mill this morn= ing (une 6). From May 24 the Japanese Naval Landing Party, acting, on the request of the British auth= orities, have been protecting the property," On May 25 British "Army troops, which were in the mill, were withdrawn and on number of the Japanese Naval Landing Party entered the mill in order dolter to protect the property.
"On May 30 an understanding was reached. between the Japanese Naval authorities and the manager of the mill in the presence of the Brigade Major of the British Forees regarding the following points: the Japanese Naval Landing Party agreed to. protect the Lun Chang mill without any partiality; the Landing Party was to be withdrawn as soon as conditions permitted; in ease of trouble the Sapaneso authorities would take steps dear with it.
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