It tg learned from Chinese sources that the house was purchased by General Wu Te-chen in 1929, three years before. he became Mayor. After he was appointed Chairman of the Kwangtung Government in March Inst year, he received many enquiries from Chinese and forewn friends for the lease or sale of the house, but Madame Wu was unable to accompany for husband to Canton owing to severe illness, and remained behind. ° She did not leave for Can-fon until the autumn, and the house was then Left in the care of the sorvants and watchmen, Owing to her: continued ill-health, it is understood hat arrangements for her return next week were being made, so th she might have the benet of at tendance by her regular physician 'Tue Heclth Report of the French Municipality for' the week ending January 29, shows that the total umber of deaths from all causes. amongst the foreign and Chinese Population in the Concession were—Foreigners 7, and Chinese 868. Deaths from notifiable diseases amongst the foreigners were—Pneumonia 2° and. Measles and Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Leach, and Chinese, Tuberculosis 4; /Measles 3; Diphtheria 2 and Dysentery When members of the Japanese Aillitary Police attempted to seal Xo. 6 Tifeng Road, a detached residence until recently occupied by the Shanghai OMmee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they struck a snag. Te turned out to be British Property.
A group of the gendarmes arrived outside the premises on Feb. 2, the day that former Mayor Wu Te-chew's house at 40a Avenue Haig was successfully locked up and made impregnable by members of their organization. They had along with them representatives of the Shanghai Municipal Police from Bubbling Well Station, in whose district the Tifeng Road address is situated, Inyuirles were made and developed that the property was not Chinese at all, but merely had been Teased to the Chinese Government organ, which had moved in some months before the hostilities started, The owner was British The Municipal Police explained that" the desire of the Japanese gendarmes to seal" up. the premises Would have tobe referred to the British Consul-General.
"The property remains as it was.
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