Ca-operation Between Municipal Police and Japanese Military Forces Oct, 22.
Following the unfortunate disorders which occurred last Sunday When a mob of.some 7,000 Chinese!
Chinese Municipality and the Settlement.
One of the eight released yester- take Jday had been held a prisoner since Violently demonstrated in the neigh- October 6, and the news of release srhood of Japanese mills in the|came to him with such great sur-fastern District, a conference held on Monday' at the Municipal 'Offices between the Municipal a thorities, the Japanese. Consul-General,' and certain prominent apanese citizens, The Adjutant of the Marines of the Imperial Japan-exe Navy also attended. Discussion was directed towards arriving at a satisfactory solution of the prob-Jem of maintaining calmness during the present tension. Pree and frank opinions were expressed on either side and it was unanimously and cordially agreed thi should there be close ce-operation between the Police authorities and the Japanese military forces.
Tt was recognised that the! Shanghai Municipal Police _have had long experience in dealing with! unruly crowds and that they were discharging their duties with discretion and effectiveness. It was! felt that the arrangement made and] the interchange of views shoul! achieve the results desired.
It ig understood that plans are now being perfected for ensuring! the ce-operation indicated, and the Municipal authorities and the Japanese Consulate are Keeping in lose touch with the common object of preventing any untoward. in-eidents, was'prise that he, being urgently desir-lous of freedom, picked up " cigarette packet, on which was written an appeal' to his family to secure immediately a shop security. This was duly delivered and he was released jin the evening.
The eight people formed the last arch released from the Associa-jon's prison in the temple, Accord-jing to a responsible officer, gether 26 people have been detained. }One was fined with $5,000, one $3,000 Jand another $2,000. He intimated the that the release does mean that the Association has changed its attitude merchants who smuggle Japanese goods will be arrested us before, he said.
Mr. Li Lun-pu, manager of a piece Jgoods shop, was the first one locked ap in the Temple of Heaven, He was said to have imported Japanese cotton yarn, and the purchase was Jdiscovered by the local Cotton Yarn [Business Association. Brought to the headquarters of the Anti-Japan-jose and National Salvation Associa tion, he was asked to pay a fine of 10,000, "As the money was not Korthcoming, he had been "held in [prison since' October 6.
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