Settlemen Integrity Due to Japanese Mr. Miura Tells Consular Body Shapghai, July 26, Taking the strongest exception to the procedure, which he "termed "improper," adopted by Mr. W. J. Keswick, Chairman of the Shanghai Munieipat "Council in having meeting of the Consular Body convoked through the acting Senior Con ul, Mr, Paul Scheel. Danish Consul-) General; the Japanese Consul-Genral, Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, ascribed terroristic activities in tie Tnter= national Settlement to Chungking agents and elements at the meeting Of the Consular Body yesterday after noon at 3.30 o'clock in the Couneit Room of the SACO. to take up the question broached by Mr. Keswick on terrorism in the Seitlement, Mr, Miura claimed that Mr, Kes~ wick's action in having his Note the acting Senior Consul published the press long before his colleague on the Consular Body learned of it and before discussing the matter with other members of the Municipal Couineil was improper and amounted to an attempt to dlietate to the Consular Body how they should act the matter of suppressing terrorism In. Shanghai.
in view. of "Mr. Keswick's traordinary we tion in foreing the isto with the press" Mr. Miura insisted on the privilege of pubbs ing his statement to the Ca Body. and_ what transpired, No objection was taki {the meeting 0 this proposal.
Following the complete presenta had been practised in the past. but that Shanghai had become virgin soil for terroristic uetivities, Tf this contention is to receive sine suppo WU'inay: have been Justisable tit Me Keswick (or the Senior Consul) had bboen taken aback and had recourse 19 emergency measure.
"On the contrary, accord poor knowledge. Shanghai ix notor= Tous the world over for being a hot bed for all sort of intrigues and crimes, terroristic activities of course Chungking Wlamed specially since the outbreak of dhe present (erroristie Activities In Shangh had. something to dow "The fundamental cause for that solely attributable to the fact that" organizations or agents, simply elements, under the influence of the former Chinese National Government which fled to Chung: king have been allowed to function within International for plot "nguinst_ Japanese interests ing direct time fron all terruristc activities of political bearm, suls present at the meetin W as their conviction that the mot led by the Chairman of the Municipal "tact why the In Should suppress. the activiller of the Council should be reconsidered n the El ight of Mfr. Mflura's statement. dingly it was suggested hat the Consutar Body should meet again on Friday, August 2, to which suggestion Mr. Miura was understood to agreed.
Altogether 14 Treaty Consutse General and Consuls were present fat the meeting. including Mr. A. H. George, British Consul-General; Mr. Richard P. Butrick, acting U.S. Consul-General, and Mr. Miura. Mr. Scheel, Danish Consul-General, was acting Senior Consul in the absence fof Cimmdr. Laiigi Neyrone, Italian Consul-General. there had been there were moments when th whole of the Japanese troops would be massacred to the total detriment of the Japanese cause.
16 Chinese Mr. Allura's Speech Mr, Yosiaki Miura, Japanese Consul-General, told the meeting that he was ready to ce-operate in whatever way possible for the suppression of Terrorism. He criticized the step taken by Mr. Keswick in taking up the matter of terrorism without consulting the Municipal Councillors and added "It is my firm belief that the Constlar Body is not in a position to be directed or chelated to by. the with regard What would hav status of the Inter: Si if' the Japanese troops. had really been detented? What would have been the present form of the Seltle~ ment if that had really occurred? Anybody present at that time Shanghai may have shared the great horror at the thought that the Sctth ment might be swept by Chinese troops, "Tam sot telling you this a mere assumption, The Japanese atte iit possession of material 1 that the foreign settle: isa matter of course that the) Consular Body should act upon its own iniative."
He also referred to the publication of Mr, Keswick's communication in the press at the same time as it was despatched. "As I made lear at the outset, posed to terroristic activities fever form they might be committed." he said. "However, bein with measures so carelessly taken tu All respects, 1 wish to make it quite fear that any proposal emanating, rom such irregular procedure cannot be accepted unless full and most careful consideration will have been "The context of the Note of Me. Keswick addressed" to the Senior Consul tries to make out that Shang hat had. been a paradise, here the Kingly Way. in the Chinese idiom, wat the fact rent it enjoying its integrity entirely due to the Japai The Japanese Expoilitionary Forees 3 are the champions who secured the Safety of the Settlemen is far tuo unreasonable to allow the former Chinese agents or elements to Sépanese interests in the Sett fand that these agents-should be al-Towed to behave as they wish, on the asstimption that the Settlement is-a neutral zone.
"In conclusion, unless the Municip: Council aul ly interested colleague fake toll the "actual which the Central as jurisdiction sual Incident Shanghai, July 27. military of high of the Setth Police, Tapanese Gendarmerie and the Shang: inal Special Munici called to the corner of Edinbursh Great Western Roads soon after yesterday" to investigate an member. of the Police Stationed in-one of the posts at Fond junction, had fired: four pistol hots. Accor toa statement issued last night by the British military authorities, Investigations carried out on the spot showed that its had been fred by. the ement by" the British military "hat" the investigations carried out had satisfied officials of the jose Gendarmerie and Special" Municipality Police at the scone that the accusation of the Chihnesepolieeman was unfounded, Immediately after the Sentry had been accused by the Special Municipality constable, who was Joined by Several others, the commander of th tard at the spot eommunicatwith SALP. officials Chinese otice! was then pointed out that British troops at this post were not equipped With pistols ud an inspection of rite. "ammunition was carried Out by Major Ashmore, who was satisfied that no rounds' fad been tied, "A the end of the enquiry into the alienation made by the constable that four shots had boon fired the priest exbrowed the Japanese. andi Chinese fe belier that hho shots had been fired by British troops, to several people tu the post a about 10 pan, but itis believed Marines Hold Parade In Kiaochow Park presented a trophy the Morin bal te min thee 1G. 1 Mute andi aileer wf the tro wane alan tay the revi 4 aln with handing over OF th colour party, which Mari wit and before the exerelss unslier of anita alts A Glasstord then formally cal ouurteen dnetabers ath tea weir small ets Amateurs, The Admiral Folurned to the reviewing base, und the whole parade, ed by the bend sind the colour party moroned pst, Siluting. the bie as they came (it After the ceremony. the colours, were branded ack, andthe troops. distissed. The complete. parade took over hen presenting the trophies.
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