Farmers (mostly), tradesmen and coolies are in the sea of humanity which daily surges cack and forth over the boundary between French-occupied Siccawei and Japanese-controlled territory the south of it.
Japanese sentries, "Ta Tao" policemen and Russian members of the, Fret Police search the clothing and bundles of the Chinese who pass the frontier (above).
Clubs, bamboo poles and riding crops help to keep the stream of people flowing briskly. Japanese, Ta Tao" French and the old five-barred Chinese flags fly over the crossing: ities "The se "ofa, local Surinced than thoro "of many large a Pruitt Zoe spent, as, ved. the) Publ Works partment ay very "substantial sum, YoU have alto "developed. an exe iionaily shaup: method at recondite Teelaumed asphalt road. chih, according to a Chinese report, He was reported to have obtained reinforcements and is directing guerilla warfare in the vicinity of Minghong and Sungkiang," Chinese troops were said to have reached Halyen and were pushing on towards Chapoo, Tension on Outkirts Apr, 17.
A slate of tension tit prevailed on the. outskirts of Shanghai yesterday result of activities of Chinese mobile troops, according to Chinese Feports. Large. groups "of" refugees A ai on Friday. The" number "decreased yesterday, however.
'A minor clash was reported to have taken place between a Chinese mobile tnt" and Japanese "troops in the Vicinity of "Nanchiao and" Chuang-Chiahaye. in Tenghsien dlsteiet, Japanese planes, which assisted in the Gperations, dropped. scores of incen= diary bombs, burning down many houses in the vicinity.
"AL 4 sin, on April 16, machine-gun fre was reported to have been heard from' the irestion of Slccavel and Tashanwel, outside the French Con cession, "At 820 asin, Japanese planes flew over: Nantao' for some time. broken ut on the outskirts of Fighting was also reported to have
chang, Japanese troops at 'Talchong fave. been' reinforced.
"apanese troops were said to have urn down, numerous. houses and Huts along the oilway nes between Shanghel and Hangchow and also between Shanghai and Nanking 05 0 precautionary meosare against the
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