Coolies, travelling in groups, will' be' allowed 20 cross the bridges spanning the Soochow Creek between 7 o'clock each morning and 6 o'clock at night, it was announced on Feb, 22. Such groups must be accompanied by fan authorized leader, armed with the required passes," Passage to Point Island and the Woosung Military Highway—(Chukung Road), the announcement emphasized, will be controlled independently of the recently published regulations on traffic in the areas north of the Creek, Jat the intersection of Chung Shan Road and Jessfield Road.
The mishap occurred as the women, searching a pile of war debris, ame upon the hand-grenade and set off.
One woman was xilled outright, while the other two suffered wounds fof the head and limbs. They were taken {o St. Elizaboth's Hospital Fire Brigade ambulance after having been carried to the Railway seen in heated altercation with a French police officer and had to hustled off by his comrades to avoid further trouble.
About 145 p.m. the French police sained their point and the trucks with Droper passes were permitted to pass through the Concession but the remainder were diverted and turned up Avenue Edward VII where) it, 3s presumed, they proceeded to their, destination via another route. Barricades were immediately removed, the! truck load of reinforcements moved and s0 did the French inspector. just an ordinary incident possess-18 no significance whatsoever," ob-
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