The exact number of shots fired by General Offensive Premature Chungking, Apr. 11 sources here state the assassins, could not be ascertained they used revolvers, which fact that t reports of the Chinese generat uso left the police without the usual counter-offensive, which are widely artridge clue which could have circulating, are still premature, though possibly enabled them to trace the jit i true that Chinese forces in police history of the pistol, if several sectors have been ordered to Nevertheless, it is believed that about make offensive moves for strategical ten shots were fired in all, two by reasons. the C.P.C. and about eight by one of Meanwhile, the Chinese are anti-the gunmen. It was not believed that cipating a determined Japanese drive he second gunman did any shooting, for the complete occupation of the here, too, statements made Canton-Hankow railway.
It is be-by persons near the scene of the lieved that the Japanese will coning at the time, are rather con- centrate efforts to attack the northern radictory. section of the railway with a combined drive towards Changsha, capital Japan Returned Student of Hunan province, from Hupeh and Hsi was a graduate of the Kiangsi provinces Nippon Medical College and had The Japanese, it is believed, will reald medicine in Shanghai for then attempt to push southward he past 20 years. He also owned a towards Canton, along the railway. private hospital and was understood The situation on the West River o be interested in a number of imted to be tense, followportant business firms in this city Japanese move in Whilst he is known to have been Samshuy, circuitous route, are at-married to a Japanese woman, he to launch a flank attack on also had a Chinese wife and a con cumine. important port on the He was the father of seven children, the elder being 24 year the Kwangsi border. old.
Since the assumption of his new duties as secretary of the "Publi Siei Bueu Dr. Hsi made it Holland Determined to practice to leave his home at the same time each morning, his car, bearing licence number 3147 and painted of a very conspicuous blue, usu ly waiting on Lloyd Road at the immediate exit of the alleyway
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