2 APRIL 1927, Page 2

A remarkable sequel to events at Nanking was the suicide

at Shanghai of Lieutenant Araki of the Japanese flagship. Mr. Araki had been in command of a party of blue-jackets protecting the Japanese Consulate at Nan- king. In accordance with the policy of " no provocation " he had strictly carried out his instructions not to fire, and he was thus an inactive spectator of the violence and indignities suffered by Japanese men and women. After reporting what had happened to the Japanese Admiral at Shanghai he shot himself. He said in a letter : " The lives of the Japanese refugees were saved, but I am quite ashamed." * * * *