SHANGHAI'S RIOTS

Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 553, 30 December 1925, Page 5

SHANGHAI'S RIOTS

TRYING TO FIX THE BLAME f • BUT ? NO UNANI M iTY. By Telegraph A-PresgAssri-—Copyright (Anst. and N.Z. Cable), ■(fteceived . Dec. 30, 9.30 a.iru) Pekiny Dec. '29. The Diplomatic Corps here have published summaries 'ol tlie reports of the > judicial commissions, together with that of the ’ diplomatic. commission which, visited Shanghai in- ‘June with regard 1o the' riots. ’The diplomats says that ns-rio Chinese ’ witnesses camp forward to' give evidehoe, tlie judges were finable to collect sufficient evidence and Could not therefore arrive at any unanimous decision. -Each submitted his own decision.

The sunffhary of the American report attaches; some blame to’ Commissioner McEwen.

T he Anglo-Japanese judges, on the contrary, do not attach, blame to the police, stating definitely none of the •police can he accused of negligence. Commissioner McEwen was not re sponsible for failing; to - anticipate the disturbance, and Captain 'Ever&itf* order to fire ini the threatening mob was justifiable'.