A pistol bullet was fired through the glass window of the third floor office. of Mr. Ssu Shi-wen, general secretary of the new Greater Shanghai City Govéthment in Kiangwan, on Thursday morning. but it. wi reported that it was an accidental shooting and the three policemen. whd mere detained soon after the shooting were later set free.
The story was published on Friday by leading Chinese newspapers here alleging that it was a case of attempted assassination, and that when the shooting took place Mr. Ssu was in the office. Although he was not hurt he was much frightened. Speculations on the motive of the shooting were also published it being alleged that the attempted assassination was a result of an internal dispute.
Yesterday both the Japanese and city government authorities were reported to be reluctant to press the question further, as it was found out that while rubbing his pistol one of the three policemen maintaining guard outside the official's office room carelessly fired one shot, which 5 shattered a window only
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