Shanghai, May 8, Armed Japanese patrols, wearing the arm-bands of the Japanese Military Police, con~ tinue to operate in the Central and Louza districts, in the British Defence Sector.
Throughout yesterday, as on previous days, these soldiers, carrying side-arms, were seen in Nanking Road and on side-streets in ie, Louza district, where they conducted searches of Chinese hotels and lodginghouses. The men were mostly in groups of from four to six. Some were equipped with swords, others with bayonets.
On the evening of May 5, Japanese patrols carrying rifles with fixed bayonets were seen on Vu Ya Ching Road and Peking Road, No attempt has been made by the patrols to cross Vu Ya Ching Road and enter the American Defence Sector, where the Fourth United States Marine Regiment is on duty. ference that the Japanese Naval authorities believed "that—certain Points in the British protest " were slightly at variance with the results of the Japanese investigations."
'After' reference to. the recent terrorist incidents in Shanghai, the spokesman said, "It is our belief that these acts' of terrorism are no more desired by other nationals' residing in Shanghai than by the Japanese....and it is our desire that they, secordl us such ce-operation as les in their power to prevent them.
"We believe," he continued, "that if the enquiry' into the last incident} had been carried out in that spirit of ce-operation, the question would of have assumed such great proportions.
Continuing the spokesman said that} their enquiry had established—that] the permit under which the goods were being removed had been taken out by a private trucking firm and was not at first thought that they were the property of the British Navy.
Questioned as to whether the men fon the truck were not in British uniform, the interpreter, after a conference with the spokesmen, replied that a. fuller enquiry" will Feveal more details.
"Does the statement imply that the British authorities would supply missiles to Chinese terrorists," asked correspondent, the reply being that more detailed enquiry would shed further light, By way of further explanation the Naval spokesman pointed out that the British truck drove right while the sentry was examining the permit. The sentry tad no reason. for seizing the permit. It was further stated that the driver of the British truck had stated that _ho moved away because, in view of the trae, he was afraid' of being bumped from behind.
Asked whether the pass spokesman said that he would make further investigations,
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