Story of Wounding Said to be Absolutely False The annual reduction ceased for the ime in 1984 but the demolition I new huts reported was con-Tt became clear, however, by the summer of this year that the numbers reported were insignificant and that a rapid growth of hut vil-Joges was going on. Accordingly the Public Works Department issued two months' notice of demolition to a number of huts known to have been erected since March, "At the expiry of this period a further five days graces was granted; at the end of that time the demolition party was faced with a crowd of 600 to 400 men and women armed with atones and other missiles, and no attempt to demolish The Public Works Department has meanwhile completed a re-survey of all huts, The results are summarized low:
Censuy of Squatters' Mute its Rew Not Ree Total fistered Huts" Occup, Alleged false reports of a bayonet wound indicted upon the ear of a Chinese peanut vendor by a Japanese DBluejacket will form the subject of stern representations to. be' made with the local Chinese authorities the Japanese, the Shanghai "Nipp' Feported on Oct. 18. A spokesman of the Special Naval Landing Party told Domet ast night that ihe published report was absolutely incorrect, Had such an incident taken place, "it would immediately have been" re= ported othe enagueriers of the been mad inding Party. "No such report has 'Inquiries' made by the Landing Party' with the Shanghal- Muntelpat Police and the Chinese Public Sefety Bureau, the oflcer asserted, ellelted firm denials of the incident from both.
had been stated that Chen Kwvel ying, a Chapel peanut vendor, was Gratied by several. Japanese "blue: Jackets to carry stones near the in= terse tion of North Seeshuen and 122 5,00 Nu, 22 1400 3400 SoM 38s These Agures show that while the registered huts have been reduced by 2 per cent, since 1991, the almost Unrestricted growth of new huts has more thin doubled the population Aiving in: these insanitary conditions.
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