With markets In operation and shops reopening in various parts of the town, Nantao, Shanghai's Chinese city, is rapidly toking on the appear. ance of a revived metropolis, a Japanese military spokesman said: on Feb, 1, 'The population, outside of the so-called Jacquinot zone, was estimated Jat, 50,000, "According to police statis-les covering a period from January 1 to 30, 49,178 persons left the Safety Zone, while 26491" entered Nantao from' Pootung and 18,767 came from the western echintry areas, Out of these, 17,156 proceeded to /Pootung, and 17,887 left for the country side in the west.
Remaining in the Safety Zone on _Jsanuary 27 were 22,000 persons, com-bising 14,100 men, 5,700 women and 2,800 children, the' spokesman stated.
Maintenance of Order In addition to a Japanese military force patrolling Nantao, 190 Chinese policemen of the Ta Tao Government were engaged in maintaining peace Jand order under the direction of the Japanese gendarmerie, Their efforts to prevent depredations, the spokesman said, had been rewarded by the Nantao Benevolent Society, consisting of prominent residents under the direction of Mr, Wang I-ting, with a gift of $1,000, Referring to the fires in Nantao, the spokesman declared that 28 blazes had been reported from Dec. 12 to Jan, 30. 'These fires were attributed by the police, in order of their trequency, to accidents caused by bonfires built inside houses by beggars Jand other destitute persons seeking warm; accidents attributable. to the use' of candles and other uncovered fires in the dark houses, by ordinary dwellers as well as Durglars; incendiarism by gangs of intimidators secking to cblleet "protection money" from wealthy indivinals whose houses are still intact: arson for revenge agauist Jandlords and other wealthy persons; and Me cendiarism for incendiarism's sake,
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