The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-02-23
NIPPON ANGRY
At TERRORISM
IN SHANGHAI!
New Crisis Develops
Following Series of
80 Assassinations of
Chinese Leaders

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marines were cancelled by
their officers today as Jap
anese anger over activities of
Chinese terrorists threatened
a crisis involving the interests
of foreign countries.
japanese authorities were ex-
peeted to present a. series Of de-
msnds reported from Tokyo To
approximate an ultimatum 10 au-
thorities of the forcign-controlled
international settlement late to-
day.
II Was reported that Japan
would demand an increase in Jap
anese members of the Shanghai
municipal police and possibly su-
thorization for Japanese military
units to patrol the international
settlement TO combat terrorism.
40 Assassinated
Within Is months Chinese ter
rorists. operating with astonishing
audacity in the heart OF Japanese
occupied territory. had assassinated
more than so Chinese traitors"
who werc cooperating. openly or
secretly. with the Japanese con-
querors.
A week ago large force Of
armed Chinese penetrated into the
heart of the Japanese-controlled
Tatao area OF western Shanghai,
fired a number Of shots in the air
in front of the principal police
station. and scattered pamphlets
announcing In the name OF the
Chinese anti-Japanese arbitrator
iron and blood corps" that all
traitors" would be czterminated.
Next. ferrorists shot and
killed To Fob. n leading judge
Of the Japanese-spcnsore gov
eminent Of Greater shanghai.
On Sunday. 1t became apparent
that the situation was approaching
climax.
VIII BOmDed
First terrorists fired on jap
anese army automobile In the
crowded Marking road In inter-
national settlement territory. They
wounded Jiichi Koyanagi. an Off.
cisl Japanese army photographer:
Kokuro Sato and Miss Masko
Morioka.
Next terrorists bombed the Jap
anese Kungdah mill.
On Sunday evening Chen 10.
foreign minister In the japanese.
sponsored reformed" government
OF Marking. arrived In supposedly
complete seerecy-=with 90 body
guafds-to celebrate the Chinese
new year at the home Of a friend
in Chinese territory
Gaiety was at It's height
when Is Chinese terrorisfs en-
tered the front door. They
herded the unresisting body
guards before them, entered
the room where the party wss
proceeding. and emptied their
reyOivers Into Chen's body.
BY this time Japanese anger was
al fighting pitch. The japanese
consul went 10 the municipal coun-
ell, made a verbal protest against
the shooting Of the japanese in
the army automobile and reserved
the right 10 present a written one.
Anatkar
As this was going on yesterday
-terrorisH. in street Of the
international settlement. walked
up TO Marquis ii Kuo-Chieh.
wealthy indnstrialist unofficially
associated with the Jspanese-spon-
sored reformed government. and
shot him dead
This morning n combined patrol /
Of the municipal police and police
Of the Japanese controlled Tatso +
area vent on search for suspects
in the Kungdsh mill bombing.
They found = group Of five
men whom they suspected.
They opened fire ON the five.
The suspects responded with
asoiley. One Tatao policeman
fell dead. 4 Chinese municipal I
policeman Was wounded. The
suspects fled safely.
The wounded policeman died In
a hospital.
The policemen yer. handicapped .
because they were crowded into
police patrol car. Thirty shots
we're fired into the car
II became known that japanese
were only awaiting an approving
me0age from Tokyo 10 present T
strong demands 10 the municipal 1
council Of the International settle
ment. and perhaps 70 authorities
Of the French concession sdloin-
ing IL.
ENGLAND
Parliament was asked today 70 +
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