Nanking, Feb, 20. jculanly the assassination of Lo, Foreign Minister of the arousing among, Japanese military authorities, a spokesman of the Japanese Expeditionary Force to Central China declared here today.
"it is extremely regrettable," the spokesman said: "that terrorist acts have occurred repeatedly in the International Settlement and French Concession in Shanghai in striking Jcontrast with the peaceful conditions which are being maintained in Japan tore occupied zones."—Domel, Pamphlets at Vietim's Side As in several recent assassinate of "Reformed Government" ffl Council Reply to were left by the perpetrators before they fled the scene. These papers, which "were found on the blood-soaked, bullet-riddled sofa where Mr. Chen met his death, contained slogans supporting the National Government and Gen, Chiang Kai-shek, and dens ouncing "traitors."
The late Mr. Chen was G1 years old, native of Foochow. In his youth hho was sent to. France where studied at the University of Par He received a law degree in Paris in 1006. The following year or so he spent in touring Europe and America Studying systems of government. He was a_member of the Chinese perial Embassy to The Hague in 1907. After some years in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at home he was sent by the Republican Government as Minister to Mexico in 1914. Mr. Chen became Chinese Plenipotentiary 10 the Sino-Tusso-Mongolian Conference at Kiakta the same year. From 1915 7 he was Resident-General at and in 1918 he became Vice He was Japanese Note Shanghai, Feb, 18.
Replying to the Japanese note, [which was addressed to the Munlelpal authorities in the International Settie~ ment on February 18 by Mr. ¥. Miura, Japanese Consul-General, in conjunetion with Rear-Admiral Shishido, and which asked for special precautions {to be taken in the Settlement to prevent any untoward occurrences during the coming China New Year festival, ar. C. 8. Franklin, Chairman of the SALE., in a Totter to the Japanese authorities, stated that all precautions would be taken by the Settlement authorities.
His reply to the note stated that the }stunicipat Council shared the concern Jot the Japanese authorities in con [nection with recent outrages and that {the Council would take every possible measure to prevent the recur rence of such outrages during the funer New Year holidays. Speciat police precautions would be taken, the reply concluded. delegate to the League of Nations in 923, In 1092 Mr. Chen entered pri vote law practice in Shanghai. was altuehed fo the Ministry of For~ ign Affairs og adviser from 1934 with fesidened at Nanking.
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