Emperor Hirohito today joined Tokyo, July 7.
Japanese nation in paying a one minute silent tribute to the thousands who fell in action in China during the past year.
The loud screech of air raid sirens and the tolling of temple bells gave the signal for the nation-wide observancy, Traffic came to a standstill, Work in factories was stopped, and a solemn hush fell over the empire.
Cabinet ministers led the way by lunching gri rice balls with pickled Sonona soldiers and sailors.
lums, the emergency rations of Most of the bombings occurred at about 6 am., chiefly on or close to "The Bund, where the violent explosions were heard—and feli—while spirited machine-gun fire in Pootung furnished a raucous obligato.
"The throwers of the bombs escaped, but one Chinese was arrested by the French Police with a hand-grenade in his possession.
The Settlement and French Police were mobilized in full the S.MP. Specials were called out, the S.V.C. operated armoured cars and foot patrols up to a late hour, and in-fumerable searches were made.
Members of the Fourth Regiment, the United States Marines, turned out from their barracks to patrol the American sector, and both lorries and foot patrols were operating at a late hour in that area, in Bubbling Well Road and elsewhere.
'One of the most astounding features of the day was the searching of houses in the Central and Louza district by a party of about 22 members of the Japanese Military Police, with drawn pistols, last night, This search started at about 815 o'clock at Avenue Edward VII and The Bund and the men, some of whom were in civilian clothes, slowly "worked iheir way" west in Avenue Edward VIL halting vehicles and pedestrians on the Settlement side and entering houses.
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