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Alleged Japanese Tool Assassinated
Shanghal, Dec, 30, Lo Peh-long, chairman of the standing committee of the newly formed Civic Association, which was created to help rehabilitate the areas around Shanghai, was shot to- day in the French Concession as he He was leaving a friend's house, dled a fow hours later in hospital. The assassins escaped.
Mr. eLo who was manager of the Nantao Electric Light and Tramway Company, was a prominent Catholic and was recently decorated by the Vatican.
The Chinese regarded him and other members of the Civic As- sociation as traitors whose work necessitated co-operation with the Japanese.
DECEMBER 31, 1937.
JAPANESE OFFER APOLOGY
Answer Britain On
Wuhu Incident
Easy to Acquire-
Hard to
Precautions For Relinquish
Future
London, Dec. 30.
The Japanese nole in reply to the British note regarding the attacks ot British gunboats issued by the Foreign Office refers to the previous profound apology, the Japanese under- taking to deal with those res- ponsible and pay compensation,
I says the ineldents were due tu f the fact that the units concerned took for granted that in the then
Mr. Lo was regarded as one of the most outstanding Catholle laymen in the world. He founded the, Catholic Action Society of Chlua whose motto is "To suffer is to obey." He collect- ed very large sums 3 of money for charity and was known as the Vincent existing circumstances all forgign: de Paul of Chinn. He described lilm-warships and merchant vessels had self as the world's greatest beggar. taken refuge from the scene of flight- Decorations conferred on him were ing and only enemy vessels were in the Legion of Honour, Knight Com- mander of St. Leopold, Knight Com-
the localities, also to poor visibility | mander of St. Gregory, Papal Cham- due to 10g. berlain, Knight of Cape Etsword. Reuter.
SHANGHAI PUPPETS
Commerce President Refuses to Serve
WAR RELIEF WORK
Hankow, Dec. 30,
Mr. Lin Kang-hou, President of the Assacinted Chambers of Com- merce in China, whose name is re- ported to have appeared on a list of so-called "puppets" in Shanghai, has arrived here.
He told interviewers that he would net join any regime set up by the Japanese. Instead, he i3 devoting himself war relief work, and is remaining in Central China.
Mr. Lin belleves the monetary structure of China to be firm.-- United Press.
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There is no room for doubt that they did not intentionally attack the vessels, knowing them to be British,| says the note. This is proved by the Japanese giving assistance to the Ladybird's casualties when they dis- covered the nationality.
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As regards guarantees for future, the higher Japanese military commanding oflcer concerned im- mediately gave strict orders to the versels on the Yangtse that they would not be attacked unless they were used militarily by the Chinese. The naval authorities issued strict published the same day, but a Bri- tish request that the British note orders to guard against repetition should be published simultaneously of mistakes in the areas where there caused publication to be deferred. were vessels of third Powers, even The request, it seems, needed deep in circumstances where cautión in- ot
consideration by Japanese official- volved loss of opportunity for at- tucking the Chinese forces,
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London, Dec. 29.
Reports that Sir Robert Craigle, British Ambassador to Tokyo, has Shanghai, Dec, 30. Tung Wen College, located
informed Mr. Koki Hirota, the Japan- Hungjao Road, Shanghai, which was
ese Foreign Minister, that the recently burnt to the ground, will be
Japanese reply to the British Note re-established in Peiping inside the
Much to the surprise of the British concerning the shelling of H.MS. compound of the beautiful Tsing Hua Strict Instructions were reissued Embassy, which was not notified, the Ladybird and H.M.S. Bee was un- University, supported and endowed
to take the greatest possible care and Foreign Ofce spokesman at 0 p.m. satisfactory, are authoritatively des- by the American shore of the Boxer attacks would not be made on the issued a very long version of the in-cribed as Incorrect. No instructions Indemity Fund.
This institution, which was main-lives and property of British and cidents by the Japanese army. The concerning the reply have yet been
Japanese newspapers evidently as sent to Sir Robert. tained by
Other precautions sumed this to be Japan's reply, judg Japan for the training of other nationals. consular and intelligence officers for would be communication of informa-ing by Miyako Shimbun, which
The reports have possibly arisen consu service in this country was re-opened ton to the authorities of the where-ed the version
statement recently in Nagasaki. At present
Balgo Mizuno, trustee Mr.
of the abouts of British residents and in-"Japan's Reply to British Note. As issued by the Japanese milltary the authorities regarding the Ladybird a result, Mr. Doxids, Councillor of the incident. It is understood Sir Robert Tung Wen College, is negotiating
British Embassy, called on
the Craigie may have raised objection to with the "Provisional Government terests-Reuter.
spokesman and informed him that certain passages in the statement, in Peiping for using Tsing Hua Uni- versity as the home of this Japanese school.
Tokyo, Dec. 30.
accepted the statement, it must not but the military statement is entirely
reply. be assumed that the British Embassy separate from the formal Japanese closed Tsing Hua has been
version as it differed some time, as many professors and When Japan's reply was delivered accepted the
The full text of the Japanese students-loft-the-university after the to the British Ambassador, Sir Robert materially from the version given to
Tuesday, the Foreign the British naval authorities.-Reu-military-statement-has-not-yet- occupation of Pelping by the Japan-Craigle, on ese.-international.
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