movie cameraman who was sheard the United States "gunboat Panay when it was sunk in the Yangtze in December, 1937, was arrested on the International Bridge for taking photographs.
At the close of the day he was still under "detention, despite "all efforts by the British authorities to obtain his release.
The Japanese, however, released Major E. L, Lave, who was detained yesterday for taking photographs of 4 scene in the ex-Russian Concession, Which the Japanese regard as a forbidden zone.
Major Law was then bound for Dairen in a Japanese ship. He now awaiting the next boat for Dairen. He was released "through the efforts of the British authorities, The Japanese have proclaimed martial law on the Hal River, on British Councillor Searched Shanghai, June 15. One of the first incidents to occur in connection with the blockade of the British and French Concessions at Tientsin took place early yesterday morning, when Mr. E. C. Peters, 'a member of the British Municipal Council and formerly chairman of that body, was stopped while returning' from the Race Course. On showing his passport, which naturally proclaimed him to be British, he was forced to line up with some coolies on the spot and was searched before he was allowed to proceed. which Tientsin stands. A trac is prohibited between the hours of 6 pam. and 6 aim.
'The concessions were some! empty and quiet throughout the day, fond the streets were strangely silent hour the customary heavy' traffic.
Trallle Blocks Caused In a tour of the southern bonne wies of the British Concession the morning, Reuter found that the Japanese "had arranged a sort of tone-Wway' traffic by allowing exit from the Concession into the ex-German area through Woodrow Wilson Street, the main thoroughfare, and entrance imo. the Concession through Shans! Road, a dusty side-street half a mile the south, At all seven searching stations established by the Japanese about two blocks inside "the Japanese-controlled area, there were long, queues, in some cases stretching for halt a mile, throughout the morning.
As the searching was done very slowly, many Chinese arrived late their offi Although certain amount of vegetables was seen entering the British Concession this morning, the municipal market was virally bare Prices of all foodstuffs are soar ing. Some went" up today much as 70 per cent, Although the Japanese, officially, are permitting "the entry of food-(0 the Concessions, Chinese dealers" are not attempting to send supplies into the blockaded areas 10 avoid the charge of being Japanese.
Women, Children Depart Shortly after the sue of the Japan~
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