A slight incident occurred in Nenking Road, opposite Watson's Pharmacy yesterday, during the march of the Royal Welch Fusiliers from their billets at the Race Course to the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf. A lorry containing Japanese cameramen who were attempting to fin the parade from in front, was overtaking the column of marching men when ít was met by a tram car travelling in the opposite direction. The tram car stopped, the driver seeing that there was no toom to pass, while the lorry attempted to swerve in to the left hand side of the road.
This would have forced the troops in towards the pavement, and an accident might have occurred, but for the smart action of one of the police sergeants who were riding motor-Cycle combinations in front of the parade. Drawing up sharp in the middle of the road, he effectively prevented lorry from approaching any closer to the parade. One of the Japanese then jumped out of the lorry and excitedly motioned to the policeman to move on, seizing hold of his arm. The policeman knocked the man's arm away, and refused to move on until the road was clear,
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