Although no statement was made yesterday with regard to nature of the three-hour conference between Japanese and Shanghai Municipal Police officials on Wednesday, it was understood from reliable but unofficial sources, that the maintenance of peace and order in the International Settlement was the main topic and that the conversations were of cordial nature, the various officials concurring in the methods adopted to. suppress terrorism and other crimes.
The conversation, as a. whole, were understood to have been concluded on Wednesday, although it was thought highly probable that the various officials would meet again in the near future to go into further details, after the outcome of the meeting has been thoroughly studied by both parties.
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