On the basis of an investigation into every phase of the incident, the British Military Headquarters issued yesterday an official statement ré- garding the shooting in Great West-Grn Road last Sunday evening, when about fifteen shot were fired by policemen of the "Special Municipality" and a young Chinese woman was mortally wounded, It is learned that a protest has been lodged by Major-General F. K. Simmons, Commander of the British Forces in the Shanghai area.
The statement from British Military Headquarters follows The thorough investigation by the British Military Authorities into the hooting affray which took pi eat Wes!ern Road on the n: December 3 have established the slowing facts in regard to the fair:
It is most probable that a dispute took place between an unarmed oldier and some constables of the Speciel Shanghai City Government Police in the vicinity of Mai Lee Court, Great Western Road, It has been impossible to establish the true facts of this initial incident owing to the apparent unwillingness of the hanghai Special City Government Police to produce evidence or allow their men to be questioned.
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