The Archive · 1939

Shooting of Chinese By Sentry

Thing Association Acting On Behalf of Member

The Thing Residents Association in Shanghai is investigating and collecting facts in connection with the shooting of a Chinese worker by an Italian sentry in Ferry Road for the purpose of future negotiations with the Italian authorities, according to a Chinese report.

The worker who was shot and is still lying in hospital in a serious condition is a member of the association named Chen Pei-ching. He is suffering from a wound in the right thigh and another in the lower part of a leg, having been shot twice on Wednesday imorning while he was trying to buy some hot water, A language misunderstanding is stated to be the cause of the incident. had been completed.

Details of the contract signed yesterday by Dr. Leonard Hsu, Counseller of the Chinese Embassy, revealed that the 200 planes are to be delivered to China within nine months, Ten planes are to be delivered within sixty days from the receipt of the contract and Chinese letter of credit, and not less than 25 or more than fifty planes will be delivered each month thereafter until the contract is fulfilled.

The Bellanca Ca. offered a low price per plane for the 200 plane lorder. The cost of each individual plane delivered will be increased if China fails to accept the full order of 200 planes,

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