Shanghai, Aug. 22.
OUR demands, including an immediate apology and due!
punishment of the individual who did the firing, and a request that-the Shanghai Municipal Council should voluntarily abandon its policing and administrative powers which it had "illegally acquired': over extension roads, were contained in a strongly worded written protest which was despatched yesterday by Mr. Fu Siao-en, Mayor of the Greater Shanghai Municipality, to Mr.
Franklin, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council.-
This was a consequence of the clash between an armoured car patrol of the S.M.P. and a party of "Ta Tao" policemen on Saturday, during which Probationary-Sergeant W, L. Kinloch, of the Settlement police was wounded in the back and two members of the "Ta Tao" party were killed and five wounded when he returned their fire with a sub machine-gun, 'The protest, which was written in 'Chinese, was' translated yesterday and will be studied. today by the: Shanghai Municipal Council, "Tt was, probable, a high Couneit official told the *North-China Dally News" last night, that a counter, protest. would be forwarded on behalf of the Settlement authorities, The text of Mr. Fu Siao-en's prov test was revealed at the press Japan-fosse press conference yesterday evening by a Japanese Embassy spokes man, Although the press conference was" not the proper. place to make public the contents of the protest, he Said, he did so only because the Shanghat Municipal Council did not posts the power to mae the cone Tents known to the foreign press "A. verbatim translation would follow later and on. this occasion he would just confine himself to a summary of the contents. Life then quoled Mfr. Fu Siao-en as writing: "I have received from ihe Chief of Police of the Municipality of Shanghai, Mr, Ssu Ying, a full report of the incident in which' casualties were suffered by several members of the police on August 19." The report was then described in full, the spokesman added.
The protest continued: "should like to all your (Mr. Franklin's, ate tention to. tie fact that the Western area of Shanghai in which this Intldont took place is a part of Chinese territory in which the Settlement Authorities ult "extoasion roads, they willed, Consequently, sovereign nity over this area rests with China and the Chinese Government, therefore, has jurisdiction over the matters Involving police powers and local administration, But your authorities (SMC) have, in the past, frequently violated Chinese sovereignty over this 1 seemingly. in pursuit of the policy of taking a foot where an inch was fiven, Therefore the point was fnally "'reached where the extension Toads seemed to be looked upon, as {part of the Settlement. For. police oflcers of the Munieioatity of Shanghhal to patrol extension roads is a performance of their duly in order Yo maintain peace and order in that Act of Violence Shangghat carried on exactly the same wre former Munsipaity practice for many years and uly recognized by the Seitlement authorities. Recently, however. there have been numerous instances Which members of the Settlement police have treated the police of the Bheciat Municipality. lightly as well fg bringing pressure to bear upon them and interfering with them.
"This chain of events has finally led to this Fecent incident in which member of the Municipality police was killed by a machine-gun while In the performance of his duty. This fact was an aet of violence contrary to. principles of humanity. The Shanghai "Municipality cannot condone acts of this nature, actuated by malice, and must fake strong measures against them. I hereby Todge a protest in the most vigorous of terms and make the following demand
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