Prob. Sergt, Kinloch was said to have refused to recognize identifica tion and transit passes in the possession of the "Ta Tao" police party when these were shown him prior the shooting, according to a report Published yesterday in the "Shanghai Mainichi" locat Japanese daily.
According 10 the same version, the party consisting of twelve "Ta Tao" policemen was walking along Jessfield Road when it met the armoured car coming in the opposite direction. 'The vehicle stopped and Sergl. Kin-loch, according 10 this version, jumped off followed by several Chinese constables and ordered the party. top. The leader of the party, according to this report, replied' that did not take orders {rom the 'S.MtP. and demanded why the party had. been stopped. "At this moment identification and transit asses were shown to the foreign police oticer, according to this version, but he is stated to have smiled Jat the documents and to have. attempted to drag the leader of the "Ta Tao" group Into. the armoured Jear, and to have tried to disarm The Chinese in resisted, whereupon the machine-gun ]was fired.
While S. M.-P. oMeiats declined to loomment on the incident yesterday, fon" the. grounds that their reports nad beet passed on 10 the SIC. was established that at the time, the Thompson sub-machine-gun carried
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