London. Jan. 31 'The British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Robert Craigie, has mode stron representations about the disorderly conduct of Japanese ratepayers Shanghai and pressed for' an carly suitable punishment of Mr. Yukichi Hayashi, 'President of the Japanese Ratepayers' Association. who shot and wounded Mr. W. J. Keswick. Chair man of the Shanghai Municipal Coun: cil, on January 23.
This Statement was made by Mr. R.A. Buller. Under-Secretary State for Foreign Affairs. in the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to questions by Sir John Ward-Law-Milne, Conservative member for the Kidderminster division of Wore cestershire. and Colonel Sir Robert Vauighan Gower. Conservative mein ber for the Gillingham division of Rochester The Japanese Government. Mr. Buller revealed, had informed Sir Robert Craigie that Mr. Hayashi wit being brought back to Japan for trial. and that everything would be done to prevent a recurrence of the Incident. which was greatly regretters "Meanwhile. 1 have nothing further fo add in reply to the questions fam glad to say that Mr. Keswiek's wounds are not serian
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