Brigadier-General E. B. Macnaghten, Chairman of the' Shanghai Municipal Council, and Mr. S. Fes-sender, Director-General, called upon Rear-Admiral K. Shiosawa on Friday morning and discussed the situation in view of the pre-sured the Council representatives that nothing would be done in the Settlement without previous refer-fence to the Municipal authorities. Ye was pointed out that all the Japanese desire is to put an end ton anti japanese activities Shanghai and obtain from the Chiese. authorities satisfaction for the demands made by the Consul-General. The Council representa ves were given to understand that there is no intention of trespassing on the neutrality of International Settlement or interfering with the functions of the Municipal Council in its endeavours to maintain law and order in the Settlement, Boycott Body Closed A certain amount of alarm and apprehension exists among the local Chinese community owing te. the report of the arrival of additional Japanese warships in Shanghai ultimatum from the authorities to Gen.
Te-chen, the Mayor of Cit Government of Greater Shanghai demanding a satisfactory reply to ithe protest lodged by the Japanese: Consul-General with the Chinese se and the activities of which are alleged by the Japanese authorities to he the principal cause which led up to Wed: nesday morning's fatal clash between a party of Japanese and Chinese police constables in. the Yangtszepoo District, closed down its offices in the Temple of the Goddess of Heaven, North Honan Road, on Saturday. ' This action is Jnot by any order of the Chinese: authorities as, according to officials Government of Greater Shanghai, no order for the tion of the Anti-Japanese Associa tion had been
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