With all ts or the tour in the hands of senior Japanece Military Staff Oficers, elaborate precautions " have been' undertaken to guard the convoy of League motor cars, which will "leave Shangtai "this morning. The details of soldiers entrusted with this duty have been strengthen-Jed while, in doubtful areas, advance motor patrols will precede and {follow the offeial party. Points to be visited by. the League officials will be subjected toa. thorough search for. suspicious charac ters, prior. to "their arrival. today.' The ande to be traversed also Swill be Ieept under close scrutiny After several days. of quietude along the Japanese front and in the our arcus of the zone of occupation, the. first sniping incident -oceurred leery on. Saturday morning at {otien, where a Japanese sentry was shot through the hip. His assailant feseaped under cover of darkness. "A few hours later a. Japanese Red
military headquarters at Liuho Grows worker, in "walking, from outpost to treat a sick comrade, fvas ambushed from " bamboo rove fand fatally wounded. A patrol sent fo'find the missing man a short time Tater stumbled over his body, the worker apparently having' suecumbed while endeavouring " to crawl to safety. Later on Saturday afternoon another Japan exe soldier, while off duty. near Tasiang, was fred on, and wounded, from a'group of Chinete. bute some distance away. Although an ime mediate, search was matte, the only people found in the buildings. were apparent countryfolk, without weapons.
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