About forty Chinese prisoners of war who had been kept at Japanese army headquarters noon on May 19 at the North Railway Station. Some of them had been wounded in the fighting and had received medical treatment from they expressed deep gratitude. The picture shows the men just before being handed over.
Chenju was taken over by the Chinese at 10 a.m, yesterday, when Jdocuments were signed by the Chinese and Japanese. representatives. Shortly afterws 72 Chinese policemen moved into the district for patrol duties, About 300 men, the Japanese Ninth Army Division gathered in the campus of the Chen-fu University for a final inspection the Japanese officers. They later boarded motor lorries and started for Chapel.
The aren of Chapel was evacuated at about 2 pam. the taking over of the district by around the city of Shanghai. The! the Chinese authorities, signing of such a "humiliating"
ional fags were hoisted inthe agreement, it was further alleged by the meeting, was tantamount, to The Pempu district which is the acceptance, by China, of a near Kiangwan was taken over at 720 am. For the maintenance of demiltarisation plan for which had been strongly oppose peace and order, the" Keamgwan fo by the people throughout the rea. will be under the charge country.
The meeting subsequently rosoli of the 5th Police Station of the Sth ed to issue a circular. telegram Estriet of the Bureau of Public calling the nation's attention to the Safety, while the Pempu area will Nconerete evidence" which they hel be taken care of by Mr. Li Ching-obtained in regard to the secret} Ising of the. ith "District Police annex of the Shanghai peace agree ment and calling upon the nation While the ranch post offices. to vigorously oppose it. The mectdistricts affected. by the recent ing. also. resolved to. send a tele-Sino-Japanese hostilities have one gram to Dr, Lo Wen-kan, Minister after another resumed functioning of Foreign Affairs, questioning him With the evacuation by the Japanese about the actual state of affairs Troops, there iso" prospect concerning the secret agreement, resuming the postal administration and demanding the repudiation of for some time' in Kiangwan owing any treaty that is. derogatory to the almost complete demolition China's sovereignty. of buildings in the village.
Japanese Forces in Settlement Secret Annex Report The Chairman of Municipal Saturday, May 21.
Council stated. at the meeting'
The Shanghai Federation of- Na-on May 18. that, in accordance tional Salvation "Associations, _re-Sith "authority" granted him at the last meeting, and resenting 89" local' Chinese public the "Police Department cot ies, which recently despatched firmed the unofficial reports of cer telegrams to Nanking, protesting tain incidents in which the Japanese against the signing of the "humilia: Jarmed forces were involved, ting" Sino-Japanese peace agreement which, they alleged, includes addressed a formal protest to the a secret clause prohibiting the Consular Body.
Stationing of Chinese troops in He requested the Consular Body Pootung and, Nantas, now claims to do its utmost to induce the Tepanese naval and military, forces im, support of. legation in have obtained concrete evidence to refrain from interfering with and [obstructing the manicipal police and ined fo find. out. whether ether, Couns employees with whom or not any Chisese frodps were They! come' into contact, No Féply Mr, Huang Ming, commanding, the osttaiion of Cainese special potice jand Lt.-Commander com:
der of the Ist battalion of the val landing perty, affixed their signatures to the document certify ting. the evacuation,
Jdocument, the Japanese bluejackets Following, the signing of the immediately withdrew to their appointed areas, east of the Hongkew Creek, "A large number of Chinese locked to the North Railway Station terday afternoon for an inspec ion of the dlistriet, which still bears marks of heavy gunfire.
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