Dismays Japanese Firms i Visitor States Vested Interests Faced With Heavy Losses; Restrictions Described soap in mistake for some the present situation in the northern port with concern since British and foreign business interests in Tientsin view Now 1 he plays the Japanese occupation of the areas around the British and e sits in a daze, French Concessions, and the consequent imposition of restrictions B bubbles in twelve different fi on their business activities, vested Japanese interests in the port, faced with heavy financial losses, have received with dismay the Mere A ©. was explaining to order promulgated by their own military authorities instructing all Japanese citizens to evacuate the two foreign areas, the "North-class. the end of China Daily News" was informed yesterday by a visitor from word Tientsin, now in Shanghai.
Although the order was issued some months ago, he explained, the aut thorities soon discovered that the instructions could not be carried out as simply as was at first h that large concerns like Road. The slain victim was Shu, who has been working as a detective helper in the Western Police office of the reformed city government. The attack took place on the first floor of the house at about 7.30 a.m., and it is believed a number of shots were fired. One of these killed Shu, and another struck a Chinese woman in the head.
Both victims were taken away in a Settlement Fire Brigade ambulance, to the Chinese Red Cross Hospital in Avenue Haig. There it was determined that the man was dead but that the woman had received only a scalp wound from which she will most likely recover.
The motive for the attack could not be ascertained yesterday. The investigation is in the hands of the extra-Settlement authorities. exception of being stopped at the barriers to show their passports.or cards.
Across the International Bridge the Forum (popular sports centre) had suffered as a result of the restrictions on the passage of Chinese, who were main patrons, and foreigners, too, did not visit the place, preferring rather to seek their pleasures in the two concessions.
As a result of the prevailing conus the Race Club, too, was sparse-y-attended when meetings were held, Chinese spectators not being allowed through the barriers. Quite a large number of them, however, made the journey by sampans and by devious routes but, nevertheless, the attendances were small.
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