Over 3,000 Japanese soldiers were reported to have been mobilized in Pootung in their attack on Tenghsien, while another Japanese unit landed at Kaochiao to converge on Chuensha. Japanese Army at present are in complete control of military activities in Pootung, while garrison duties along the Whangpoo have been assigned to the Japanese bluejackets.
Yesterday was the third day in which traffic between Pootung dnd Shanghai was stopped. While members of the Great Way City Government were allowed to walk about in Pootung in the first day, they are now forbidden to do so pending the completion of the campaign. All policemen of the Pootung organization have been withdrawn.
According to a Chinese report from Chowpu, Pootung, about 100 members of a special unit, organized by the Japanese, were captured by the mobile units and executed recently.
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