A question' of the respective spheres -of jurisdiction of Shanghai Municipal Police and Japanese military water police was raised yesterday following the action of Mr. E. J. Lees, SMP. inspector, who was alleged, by the Japanese 1o have exceeded his authority by going aboard a junk tied) up alongside No. 5 pontoon on the Bund.
While Japanese military water police were i ing the junk at by Japanese military water polite were said to be maintaining that Shanghai "Municipal police have.no zight'to ex-excise their authority. on. pontoons, Joffre the ger existed. was perfectly (Continued -0n- page-10)-
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