Shanghai, Aug, 21.
"PT was reliably learned last night that the Shanghai Municipal Council, while studying details of August 19 shooting affair on Jessfield Road, would not for the time being send a protest: because they did' not know to whom to send it, In this connection, it was pointed out that on previous occasions when the S.M.C. and the British military authorities addressed protests the Japanese military, naval and diplomatic authorities regarding such questions as the establishment of gambling and opium dens in the Western areas and the concentration of a large number of armed gangsters there, the Japanese authorities invariably refused to consider the protests on the ground that the Reformed Government" authorities were in charge of the areas in question and that consequently all protests must be addressed to them.
The Council, on the other hand, has not yet entered into relations with the Japanese-sponsored administration Jona it was felt rather a poor beginning if such relations should be opened with a protest. In this connection, however, it was learned that the Council, two days ago, addressed the "Ta Tao" administration for the frst time since its establishment, in answering the latest of a large number of protests received with regard to the question of the rendition of courts the Settlement, The report that a meeting of leading Japanese naval military and diplo-marie officials on board of the Jepan-see flagship at noon yesterday were Feported to have studied measures which the Japanese authorities were to take in connection with the shoot Kinloch ordered the driver of the armoured car to stop and armed with a. Thompson. sub-machine gun challenged the party. At this moment he was attacked by one of the uniformed men and a shot rang out from the "Ta Tao" ranks, ite ting the Municipal policeman in the Despite his wound, however, Sergeant' Kinloch swung around and broviiht his sub-machine gun into play, killing two of the party in" stonily, seriously wounding two more and slightly wounding another three. The injured were taken to Red Cross Hospital for treatment while Kinloch was removed to the Country Hospital, up, indicated a complete reversal of {the previous Japanese stand concern ing the Western areas in that, all of sudden, they seemingly take an Interest in its affairs while they have hitherto refused to study protests concerning occurrences in those areas. The Couneit's position has consequently become considerably more complicated as it was not known
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