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of Shigemitsu
7 Japanese Officials
Bombed Here
Korean Blamed * or incident.    Many Chinese,
A&eriean Arrested By Tokyo Police,
Military
Lives of two of tne seven Japanese officials injured In
yesterdayfs bombing during the course of the celebration of
tlie Braperorfs Birthday hung in the balance early this* morning
as physiftiana feverishly sought to save then froai deaths
The two men ares
Mr* M, Shigemitsu* Japanese minister to China. High
temperature aarked by continual fainting spells due to lose of
blood continued early this jaoming* On ssvsral occasions, it
is reported* lie was brought to life by injections*
Dr* Kawabata, president of the Japanese Residents1 Association
Latest reports state Dr* Kawabata is on the verge of death* It
is said that his Intestines can be plainly seen through large
wound gaps* Loss of blood has been plentiful, and physicians ar*
said to have effected blood transfusion into his body from
numerous volunteers*
Nomurafs Uys Removed
At 2 a,m. it was reported that the left eye of Admiral K.
Uomura was blind and shortly afterward it was removed  by
physicians*
The officials were injured when with thousands of Japanese
soldierst civilians and persons of other nationalities,
including high foreign officials * in attendance, a would-be
assasin, reported to be a Korean* yesterday sioming at Hongkwr
Park tossed a lighted bomb onto a platform on which they wert
standing* The explosion'of the missile injured all of the
officials and four other persons*
Seven Are Injured
The injured were:
Mr* M#  Shigetaitsu, minister to China, who sustained a  < racture
of  tlie right ankle and serious injuries about  the body*
Gcnex^al Y* Shirakawa,  cowii&nder of the Japanese expeditionaupy
forces in Shanghai* who  suffered scratches about the body and a
painful injury to  the jaw,
Lieutenant General K* Uyeda,  conraander of the 9th division of
tlie Japanese Arasy*  injured about the legs and feet and who nay
lose one or jsore of his  toes.
Admiral £* <Meiaura* commander~ii^ciiief of the Ihira Japanese
.Fleet, struck by several bombshell fragments and sustaining an
injury  to Ms left eye which isay render the eye useless*
Mr* K* Mural, loc^l consul general for Japan,, injured in the
left leg by a fragment of the bomb*
I)r*  I* kawabata,  president of  the Japanese -Realdents1  Associat
seriously wounded in various parts of the body and also  the face
and abdomen*
Mr, H* Toaone* general secretary of tiie Japanese Hesidents
Corporation* wounded about the arms*
Others Injured
Others injured included two Japanese soldiers, a.Japanese sail
and a Japanese <pbotographer employed by the Osaka Mainichi*
fliese constitute the known wounded, although it Is believed that
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