the Concession A Larty of ten or: twelve Jepanese soldiers; believed to be military police, were stopped by two French policemen outside the International [Savings Society's ofoes in Avenue Edward VIL, near The Bund, soon afternoon on Feb,. 18, The soldiers were armed with rifles, without fixed bayonets, and were evidently set on patrolling " the Concession side Avenue Edward Vif, in the same riner as parts of the Settlement were patrolled up to a few days ago. The two French policemen, both for-Jeigners, armed with rifles, requested the Japanese to move across to the Seltiement side of the -rond, pointing. Jout that they" were. patrolling French, territory, which was) not While one policeman walked slowly Jaround the patrol, the other went into the middle, of the road and, pointing to the imaginary boundary' between the 'Settlement and the Concession, requested the Japanese to move across. The N.C.O. in charge complied with the request, and. the troops then patrolled on the tight, or Settlement' side of Avenue Edward VII, moving In a westerly direction, Meanwhile, despite Japanese assur-Jances that no more military police patrols would enter the "American sector, U.S. Marines were still on duty fat the corner of Nanking and Vu Yo~ ching Roads on Feb, 18, one armed witha rifle and one with a. sub-machine gun. Patrols of the Russian iment, S.V.C., continue to march through the S.V: C. sector, in whioh Nanking Road east of Vu Ya-ching /Road is included, although they would not be empowered to stop Japanese military police from. entering. this sector, it was learned from S.V.C. headquarters.
No Japanese military police have yet attempted to enter the British sectors, it was ascertained from Brit-{sh Military" Headquarters. whether military police would be turned back if they attempted' to enter the British sectors, a Headquarters ofoer stated that "mey probably
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