As a prelude.to the attack a party of men believed to be identical with those who fired at the Brenan Road police post, put on a brief demonstration, at 7.45 a.m, in Woo Ka Zah Village, near Jessfield. The demonstration consisted in the men firing a few shots not intended to wound anyone, and then walking, in military fashion swinging their Mauser pistols, to a tea-house in the village. A large and admiring crowd of the residents- followed the gunmen, and all that was lacking was a brass-band. A few minutes later the attack on ihe Brenan Road sub-station took place, The previous recent onslaught on a Special City Government police post took place last Friday morning at 1380 Jessfield Road, Zau Ka Doo, when ten Chinese carrying Mauser pistols appeared and started shooting at the building. After shooting, one of them threw a military hand-grenade at the structure, but the missile failed to explode. These men likewise escaped.
Friday's attack was followed by editorial expressions in the local Japanese press criticizing the "inefficiency" of the S.MIP. (with the exception of tne Special Political Officer, who is Japanese) and doubting the "sincerity" of the Council The Council has replied, pointing to the failure of the Japanese to cooperate, and to the appalling con tions (gambling, opium, "racketeering" etc.) obtaining in the territory under their "control." would receive for conversations, a series of recommendations from the Council. In reply it was said that if the recommendations were reasonable, the Japanese would consider them. No answer was given as to whether (Continued on page 8)
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