Little could be picked out in the darkness, except for sandbags placed at intervals along the road, and one or two dark Agures standing guard. At the corner of Hungjao and 'Great 'Western Roads the official party first came to a stop, Here there was a Chinese outpost, fully manned by members of the' Peace Preservation Corps in field kit, carrying rifles with fixed bayonets. 'It was some' time before the party was allowed to proceed on Its way once again. It was stopped once more about' a mile further on, and the cars wore searched by Japanese and Chinese mem-'Wers of the oMelol party. Tt was then announced that only seven out of the ten cars would be allowed to Proceed any further, Three eats, including one containing a representa tive of a Chinese newspaper, who was forbidden to visit the scene of the, incident, aecopdingly returned to Shanghai, After a period of further delay, doors were slammed, and the par now thinned down, got under way once more. The list stop en. route was atthe Rubicon Road Chinese Police Station, where another barvieade had been erected. Here there was some delay as word had to be passed on to the soldiers further long the road not to fire on the party, "Outside the police station were standing grim figures in black, fully: equipped, and carrying -hond grenades, At the barricade a little further down the road, stood more Chinese soldiers. A quarter of an hour passed before a torch was seen being fashed dawn the road, and those responsible for giving the word to Chinese near the Hungjao Aer Grome not to fire returned to say that it was safe to proceed.
Under Armed Guard The last stage of the journey was quickly over, and the offelal party disembarked outside the entrance the aerodrome which was heavily Yurrleaded with barbed wire. Here they were met by an armed guard of Chinese soldiers, who marched either -side with fixed bayonets, Lanterns swung and torches lashed a figures, speaking only in low tones, trudged' through the darkness along Monument Road. They were Going to visit the spot where" the Chinese member of the Peace Preservation Corps lay dead. A lone sentry stood guard at the gap in the fencing surrounding the outpost adjoining the aerodrome where the man Was shot. He stepped aside to make way for the offic party.
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