In order to evade the minute searching, some Chinese resorted to. taking sampans from the Concessions to the East Bund. This means, however, wae: promptly stepped: by the: Japanese authorities, who now have patrols on the river.
The opinion 1s expressed among some foreigners in Shameen that this searching may mark the beginning the "isolation" of the foreign [areas, but Reuter is informed by both the Japanese Consular and military authorities that they have no such Meanwhile, it is rumoured that Chinese agitators have begun to Intimidate Chinese employees of Brit-Ish firms and households, but this cannot yet be confirmed—Reuter.
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