A Puppet City Government Said Inaugurated With the exception of a manifesto addressed to various papers. and news brought across the Whanspoo from Pootung by country folk, little was known on Dec. 6 in the Settlement and the Concession of the s0- called "Great Way City Government of Shanghai," which was reported to have been inaugurated on Sunday at Laineedoo, Pootung.
According to the manifesto, the new administration is headed by one Ssu Hsi-wen, a Fukienese of about 40 years of age. A Chinese report says the "puppet mayor" received his education in Japan, speaks dent Tapanese, and has entirely forgotten hig mother tongue, The latest report says a Chu Yusong, a northerner, hag been appointed as the Director of the Police Bureau. Under him will be one Ssu Shang, director of the Pootung Branch Police Bureau, and Wang sing and Chu Shu-nien, assistants The names of the Commissioners of the Finance, Social Affairs and Communications Bureaux were not known [yesterday afternoon, To celebrate the inauguration of the new administration, flags with yellow background and bearing 2 Taoist design in red and blue in the leon tre were flown in several Poot streets and at points close Whangpoo River.
hoon on Dec. 5, it was reported, a banquet was' held in the police station where fifty tables were aid. During the banquel, says a Chinese report, Ssu and various direc tors under him announced their assumption of ofice and Japanese made speeches to the gathering.
"The reason for setting up a new Chinese office in Pootung is attributed the desolation and destruction in Nantao and Chapel. The head of the administration was said to have arrived only a month ago. Three hundred anid sixty, Chinese were reported to Have been enrolled the Police Training Institute of the Pacitieation Section of the Japanese Army, while the remaining 140 were but on Pootung streets for patrol duty.
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