Three Chinese native banks under the same management failed to resume business on Feb.-4 when 43 member banks of the Native Banks Gulla reopened for business after a observance of four-day Spring Hol day. Of the 7 Chinese exchange shops, only 28 have reopened. The majority of the 48 shops were situated in Hongkew and Nantao districts trid had been foreed 10 close dow by' the situation. travelling in the opposite direction. The tram car stopped, the driver seeing that there was no room to pass, while the lorry attempted to swerve to the left hand side of the road.
"This would have forced the troops in towards the pavement, and an acident might have occurred, but for the smart action of one of the police sergeants who were riding motorcycle combinations in front. of the parade. Drawing up sharp in the middle of the road, he eltectively prevented lorry from approaching any closer to the. parade. One of the Japanese then jumped out of the lorry and excitedly motioned to the policeman to move on, seizing hold of his arm., The policeman knocked the man's arm away, and refused to move on-until the road was clear.
Several members of the Japanese Military Police went to the former residence of Gen. and Mme "Wu Tenchen at 464 Avenue Haig on Feb, 2 and sealed up the premises. They were accompanied by the Japanese members of the Shanghai Municipal Police.
Gen. Wu is the former Mayor of the Chinese Municipality of Shang: hal, an now Chairman of the Provincial Government of Kwangiung, He left Shanghai for the Southern Post in the spring of last year ang was succeeded here by Mr, 0. K. Yui.
The closing of hix residence by the Japanese is in conformance with a recent practice involving the houses of Chinese Government ofeials in Shanghai, Last Week the residence of Mr.
Sun Fo, Chairman of the Legislative Yuan, "of 22 Columbia Road, was The sealing of Gen. Wu's residence was made the subject of several questions by foreign correspondents at the Japanese press conference In the Metropole Hotel.
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