Scrap Iron Collected on Large Scale Considerable nievements of Japan troops were noted in the Eastern district on Jan, 23 from dawn till dusk, 'The' soldiers, with horses, oxen, carts and various equipment, were seen moving along the main roads of Yangtszepoo, Wayside, the Kashing Road district and Hongkew, chiefly to the area about the Shang: hal North Railway Station. They are believed to. be reinforcements intended to fight Chinese qucrilias along the Yangize River above Chin-'Kinng and in the Tal Hu (Lake) area Flourishes of trumpets accompanied the: movements of soldiers. through the principal thoroughfares north of the Soochow Creek. Naval Landing Party'sontries along the routes salut= ed the troops as they passed. "It is thought that the withdrawal of permission by the Japanese for forelgne's to remove goods from the Bastern district is duo to the schedule of army transports there.
Collections of scrap iron of all descriptions by the Japanese continued in the area, long lines of ea: pulled by Chinese coolies taking the material to temporary depots vacant pieces of ground. A. aystematic searching-out' and removal of serap metal has been in progress all parts of the Eastern territory during the Jast few weeks,
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