Taken from in front of the "North-China Daily News" building, this photograph gives idea of the congestion at certain jetties along the Bund at almost any hour of the day. Most of the sampans seen here are ferries operating from Pootung, while others have brought in small cargoes of vegetables and other such produce.
Holplessly on Jan, 23 a Chinese gardener In the employ: of a wellnown American resident in Shanghat waiehed his belongings being jearried away by a party of Japanese Faiers, "He "was, unable to list finger to prevent his property from being stolen, and three foreigners to whom he appealed for help were Just too Into to be of any use, The Incident oceutred at 10 am, last Sunday, when the gardener " was working in his master's garden on Macleod Road. He was informed \that Japanese soldiers were taking jaway'his belongings from a Chinese Thouse in a village about 200 yards distant, and about 7% yards off MMaclecd Road itself, On arriving at his house, the gardener found several Japanese 60l~ diers, armed with rifles, packing up his clothes, bedding, shoes, ete,, and getting ready to depart, On " protesting, the gardener was quickly made" to realize that it was not worth his while, to make trouble, The soldiers then took away the clothes fand bedding from two other houses nearby, and went off up Macleod Road towards Rubicon Road, and from: there north towards the Soochow Creek.
Mr. Melsling, after asking the Army spokesman to convey his' thanks to the English-speaking Japanese army officer who secured his release from the reservists and coolies, asked by what right Japanese civilians wore funiforms and interfered with the lawful functions of foreign press representatives, He produced his pass, Issued by the Commander of the Japanese Third Fleet,
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