Police Stations Established in Many Areas Shanghat, Dec, 29.
Smooth progress 1s being, made ithe nowly-created Great Way City Government in governing a wide area, stretching" between Paoshan and Cheniu, the "Shanghai United News" reporied yesterday. the four days preceding December 25, the journal said, this government." has opened police Slatlons in Pootung, Nantao, Hungjao, Chapel, Chenju, Woosung and Paoshan, Potitions have also been received from people in Kaochino, Tsungming Island, Sungkiang, Quinsan and, other outlying areas to take them under the new administration's protective wing.
In Pootung, thousands of villagers congregate daily at the government fees to register their names and ceupations.
Mr, Ssu Shih-wen heads the Great Way' Government, with Mr. Chu 'Yurshen, Mr. Kuo' Chih-kiang and 'Mr. Chang' Shtrshen "respectively Glreeting the bureaux of Peace Pre servation, Social -Welfare and Com Bepecial attention, the dally said, {ip being paldeby the new teglme to rehabilitation and social welfare Projects, The activities of the new Government were filmed on December 24 a Paramount Newsreel camera man, the Journal revealed:
view of the great daily indux of people interested in the work of the new government, a ferry service thas "boon inaugurated between a wharf next to the Japanese Cons sulate-General_and the Tungehang Road Wharf, Pootung. No Chinese are allowed to land near the Consulate-General Group. Not Recognized The Japanese authorities here do not recognize the newly established Great Way Administration, which now governs Chapel, Nantao, Pootung and the outlying areas, a spokesman. fof the Japanese Embassy told foreign newspaper men on December 20.
"We, however," the added, "look ith sympathy upon the new regime product of the soil."
Asked by a foreign correspondent knew whether the Shanghai ooking for the leaders of the Great Way Government, and that they are alleged: to have criminal records, the spokes. man said he Ineked knowledge of th The official, however, said doubted the report was true for the SMP. would have informed the Japanese authorities of the fact had it really been desirous of arresting the men.
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