Amongst yesterday's fatalities in the Settlement were six Chinese who were killed together in Elgin Roaa by a shell which came over the boundary from Chapei. This slaughter was witnessed by officers and men of the Russian Regiment, S.V.C. who were posted near by.
A Sikh member of the' Shanghai Municipal Police was shot in, the back with a rifle on the Garden Bridge at 1 o'clock yesterday after~ noon while he was on duty there. He was taken to the Police Hospital which had been moved to the central district from Yangtszepoo. It was not learned who fired the shot.
The foreign member of the Police Force injured in the course of fight~ ing about the Dixwell Road Station, on Saturday, was reported somewhat improved at hospital, He is Sub-Inspector N. Bell and he lost one of his feet when struck © by shrapnel. Dixwell Road Station was evacuated on Saturday afternoon, but Kashing Road Station was, still operating yesterday, although under great stress, being on the very border of Chinese territory.
Yangtszepoo "yesterday remained another dangerous area and many shots came over the line from Chepei. The police were on the look-out for looters. On Saturday eight looters had been arrested. In all districts, tice merchants were warned against selling their product front open counters and were advised only to deal through grilles lest ihey looted.
Refugees from Chapei made an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Settlement via an improvised pontoon bridge strung across the Soochow Creek near Markham Road. When the attempt came to notice, the pontoon bridge was severed preventing an influx.
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