While the search for the young member of the Special Naval Landing Party and the elusive Japanese who was reported to have witnessed the alleged abduction of the seaman was being continued, Hongkew and Chapei remained calm yesterday. Outwardly, normal conditions appeared to have been restored with the withdrawal of Japanese sentries from the streets. Apprehension existed among the residents, however, and a few families were observed moving out of Chapei along Paoshan Road during the day.
Travellers to- Kiangwan. either from Chapei or the Settlement reached their destination without any interruption. In North Szechuen Road, Settlement Police and Chinese Police were noticed at street corners, Japanese patrols were less frequent than those maintained in the past two days. Only a few marines were seen stationed in front of the Naval Landing Party Headquarters. Every-illing appeared to be peaceful in streets close to the railway line in Chapei. Kiangwan was the more peaceful following a large scale evacuation early on Sunday morning. Not a single patient was to be seen in Yih's Garden sanitorium, and several big buildings were found to be deserted.
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