Shanghai, Sept, 27.
'LI day yesterday the food rush was on. The Garden Bridge, on both sides, experienced unprecedented traffic blocks as arries and motor-cars by the hundred went to the Eastern area Jand returned laden with essential provisions and other cargo long tied up in godowns and cold-storage plants as distant as che end of Yangtszepoo Road.
'Yet, when the Bridge was closed to northbound traffic at 13.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, scores of waiting trucks and zars had to turn back into The Bund and Soochow Road,' their stews disappointed. It had been announced that removals could effected up to 5 pin., but it is understood that the Japanese charge on the Bridge had construed this hour according to japan time, which made it 4 o'clock local time.
Hence the disappointment of the hundreds waiting at the south end of the Jspan when it was suddenly announced at'3.30: "No more cars lover to-day; come again to-morrow morning!
Owners of foodstuffs stored "north fof the Creek" reported to. Miss BIN. Hinder gt the Food Transport OMice in the SAC. "Administration Building for assistance at 30 am. and by 9 de lock the big trek was on, Tt started on large lines and (didn't. diminish while it was. sUll Dermitted, rain or no. rain. Every) conceivable type of motor" vehicle was used, Including motorcycles, and, some property was carried. by hand. All torts of labour' was used "mostly Russian as" the. Japanese nblected to Chinase crossing the "Sneezing Gas" and "Cold Feet"
Shanghai, Sept, 27.
Sepanese charges that the Eh nose bad been "using "sneezing as" were lightly dismissed by Bir, 0. K. Yul, the Mayor, who feted" as" military spokesmen Yesterday. The Japanese sneezed, the said, because they had got "cold. feet creek. Members of office _stafte—
Incident. Reading the Jepanese nouncement in" the newspapers in operation with, the result that only," makeshift plant could be made. to obtain motor forries "and" labour In order" to Femove cargo, Many people opened their news. papers at 6 aim, of later" and. ime mediately communicated with their {ronsport agents to got bury. Motor lorries were obtained. but there was great labour culty as the Japaese. authoritiag have hitherto" de-lined' to permit Chinese to. enter the, three areas, White Russian inbour was not Immediately avallable and therefore some people Dicked "up Chinese labour on the [Bund atter the Japanese agreed permit their tse In the three Areas, Brass Cheek Meldent 'One piquant incident occurred about it) am, Japanes Garden Bridge' boxen Chinese, and one member of cons tingent of basilly enlisted labour Wa found to have & brass check In "his Jeven.taipane i certain caser—were Doss jon. As a gang member, oF fespled, in khaki shorts ud open= feck shirte—directing operations and fcccasionslly lending a hand, It was essentially a battle against time: get {he stuff moving and get it over! the bridget possibly Chinese agent, he ald for hesitate. Striking' the sentry' in the tae, he, jumped" over Garden was the fate was not ascertained, The result was the tightening of restrictions and considerable tivity was noted fon the bridge, additional marine being' brought! up.
On the Garden Bridge yesterday wore foreign and. Japanese members Dine SIN. Police and SACP. Specie, eMeere and. men of" th Stpanese Naval Landing Party. and aaicers and. constables of the Spar JFaxats, SMP. Specialy Insp. ese, Consular Pole. Chief hosp.
fw. it! Bike, of the SAP." were riongst those wh fachitated the Rew
special passes required for the trp chicles in "both directing." he Wore carefully examined by the {Fopanese on the bridge.
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