Late yesterday afternoon the Japanese sentries, behind a "cheval fuse," were on the erossing slope well to the west of the British post With them "were two "Ta Tao" Chinese policemen, carrying side arms. only, seated on chairs These two men helped to examine the Toads carried by an endless line of farmers bringing in fresh vegetables and other produce.
Facing the Japanese on the east was the French outpost with barbed-wire barricades flung across two thirds of the road, an armoured car drawn upon the north side and, opposite, fresh barbed-wire, heavily tangled, stretching as far as the eye could see in the direction of Siccawei, The Siccawei sector itself showed considerable activity on the part of the French military. French soldiers have now taken up a. station Tu-Se-Wel, south" of" Slecawel Formerly these troops were at the Siccawei Observatory.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.