The Archive · 1940

Jewish Refugee Shot

Japanese Sentry — 5 Stray Bullet Pierces Bus Near Hongkew Creek

measures, taken by the Japanese military authorities following the assassination of an officer dri North Szechuen Road on Sunday evening by an unidentified Chinese gunman, were the cause of another Shooting at about 4 p.m. on Monday when a German-Jewish refugee was fun by a Japanese Naval Landing Party sentry on the Hongkew Bridge in East Broadway.

The shooting took place after the sentry detained the. Chinese: driver of a truck and ordered him to wait in the sentry booth for further examination, A bus arrived at the bridge at that time and the sentry inspected the passengers and allowed the chauffeur yto continue, Bullet Went Astray The truck driver, however, took to his heels while the sentry was busy with the bus and the Japanese marine opened fire in his direction. One of "the bullets went astray and pierced the bus, wounding the Jewish refugee, The shooting of the unfortunate was confirmed by a high "of the. Shanghai Municipal however, was unable to >ot file man's death, said that he was otit, adding that he only thet the refugee had been

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