The Archive · 1937

CUSTOMS RUMOUR 'UNCONFIRMED

Japanese Said to Have Begun in Lay Road Post Shanghai, Oct, 2.

Interviewed by the Central News esterday afternoon, Mr. L. F. Lowe ord, Commissioner' of the. Shanghai Customs, said that so for he had not received any news regarding the re-Ported establishment by the Japanese of a customs office on Lay Road in the Yanglszepoo district. Mr, Lawford said thab with the Japanese forees in control of the eastern area, it had been extremely dimeutt to get any, Information. therefrom, According to, a report in the "China Bvening News," Chinese vernacular, yesterday afternoon, the Japanese customs office on Lay Road formally started functioning yesterday.

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