Shanghai, Aug. 24 'The deadlock between' the Settle ment and. the Japanese authorities regarding the removal -of prisoners from the Ward Road Gaol, whi has been under shell-fire for" 3 continued yesterday and Further inmates. were evacuate Tt was reported on Sunday'
Japanese refused to let further: Soners pass to south of the Soochow Creek because the 160 Chinese boys from the reformatory had not handed over to the Chinese author but. hod been placed he custody' of a Chinese benevolent society in Yunnan Road, No-one was allowed to evacuate the gaol after the reformatory boys had been taken out,
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