Large crowds of Chinese besieged the offices of the Shanghai Citizens' Association, in the Yokohama Specie Bank, both on Feb, 8 and the day before, all armed with _clamorous petitions asking that they be allowed to return to the North of the Creek areas, A conservative estimate places the daily average of petitioners at between 4,000 and 6,000 people.
'The Shanghai Citizens' Association, fas announced towards the end of Jast_ week, is acting as the inter me diary between Chinese who wish to return to the Hongkew and Eastern Districts and the special office main tained by the Japanese authorities for the granting of this permission. 'The Association examines the petitions, sees that they are in order, and' then forwards them to the Japanese authorities, Attempts were made to secure from the Japanese authorities on Feb. 8 a rough estimate of the number of permits granted, but this information was not yet available. AMI day long, however, the ofMlces of the Shanghai Association are jammed tight with. people endeavoring to present their petitions without delay.
"nun" On Bank According to one Japanese source, the sight of the huge crowds pouring In and out of the Yokohama Specie Bank gave rise to wild rumours that a run on the bank itself had started, and a few depositors were reported to have actually withdrawn' their money. As a result, according to this same Japanese source, the officials of, the Yokohama Specie Bank are "furious, to say the least."
'In connection with the work of the 'Shanghai Citizens' Association, it was learned unofficially from semi-official Japanese sources that a number of Chinese have approached the officials the Association with offers of large bribes if they are given. permission to reten to the North of' the Creek Needless to say, stated the Japan ese informant, the Association is: not operating on that basis; its services
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