It is understood that, negotiations seeking to ameliorate the traffic situation created by the profusion of Japanese military and civilian drivers in the Settlement, are now under way. One of the important phase: of this problem is the identification of cars, as many of the Japanese conveyances are operated both north and south of the Hongkew Creek without licence-plates of any description, It is reported that an understanding whereby all Japanese military or naval vehicles driven on the streets of the Settlement would bear some plain distinguishing marks, is being sought by the proper autho tie:
Copies of a newspaper in Chinese, the Shen Pao" or "New" "Shen Pao,' were being distributed in large numbers on The Bund and in Nanking Road, between The Bund and Vu Ya Ching Road, yesterday afternoon simultaneously with the display of balloon over Hongkew trailing a streamer announcing the Japanese capture of Hsuchow Hongkew remained quiet last night, and there did not seem to be any special celebration of reported the northern victory.
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