The Archive · 1940

Japanese Gendarme Shot

Area in Turmoil as Landing Party, Troops Search All Chinese; Japanese Suspected of Crime

Shanghai, Nov. 13. OTWITHSTANDING all the precautions taken bythe Japanese in the arca north of the Soochow Creek and the barricades they erected the whole length of North Kiangse Road a few days: ago, another Japanese gendarme officer was wounded by an uniden= tified person in Haskell Road, near Jukong Road, at about 10 an, yesterday. The assailant, believed to be a Japanese, fired twice at his victim before making his escape.

The whole disteit, Gram North kiangse Ron to Pact Broneay, wae immediately. Siied with" Japanese ANOther Japanese soldiers aid fallers, sentries being Hosted on all the corners, while search Uarties carried out minnie searches of Houses, vehicles and pedestrians. All Ura was atspended" for some. time me Brondvway, in some places, was jammed with cars and (rucks. Bus ossengers were also caught in the procedure, there being no. lest than {en buses "stopped at one time. The Garden Bridge reminded "one "of August 1%. 1097, when Chinese. fed ito the Settlement, so dense was the trowel there yesterday." No. Chinese Wwere let out "unless they underwent the procedure of being searched. al-hot in Hongkew Shanghai, Nov. 15.

With the wounding of the Japanese Kondarmerie ofoer - on Tuesday morning still fresh in eversbody's thoughts, the Japanese-controlled area north of the Soochow Creel was rocked a another ese officer was shot by Chinese Road at about 1.20 pin.

Caplain Shin Ishibashi, Briain Sano en wee Seems lowerd the. Gonohesht ede fore Sant one aes ae Hongkew Closed After Shooting Two ballets Toaged in the csntas—srewareds of people were held up at the Soochow Crest bridges ox Novenber 16, when the igh Tension in Hongkew in front of the building housing the Japanese authorities closed the Hongkew area following the shooting of Sergeant-Major Tominaga 'Tension was highest in Hongkew. clinic of the Japanese Tesidents' As: Boowe Road at 12.45 p.m. The photo shows the crowd at the Szechwen Road bridge, awaiting where Japanese officers, sociation at $6 Taining Road. permission to proceed to their homes in Hongkew. nti thea were Soon "Shuman dna and lookout for all suspllous-aking go far no traces had een found frat tear er toes "geet tre Japanese Army Man Shot Nanking Official

further strengthened by an eye- dition was reported to be satisfactory.

Assassinated writes who stated shat "he aw stricter dam ever were the japan Japanese search parties stop Japan- ese search parties in Hongkew area Lone Chinese Gunman Seriously Wounds Army Roads.

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