Col de Witt Peck, commander of the Fourth Regiment, United States Marines, called on Lieut Gen. Susumu Fujita, general commanding the Japanese Forces in the Shanghai Area, at the latter's headquarters at Kiangwan at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. This was the first official visit made by Col. Peck, who arrived in Shanghai recently, upon the Japanese general.
Accompanying Col. Peck were Lieut-Col. C. L Murray, chief of staff, Capt. F. P. Pyzick, and Lieut. R. E. Honsowetz.
Col. Peck and his party were met at the Garden Bridge by Major Takashi Kishinami, Japanese staff officer, and a motor escort comprising a squad car carrying eight men with rides with fixed bayonets.
Present at the interview at the headquarters were Major-Gem. Shozo Sakurai, chief of staff, and Major Kishinami.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.