Meanwhiler the residents of the Embarkment building when hearing the explosion "Which was sated howe been audible as far as the cone tral district, attempted 10. get to. the street to. sce. What It was all. abort only to find that the police had giver lorders to lock all doors of the build ing after they had cleared the vicin Aly of all pedestrians. Soon after the bombing, an armoured ear" arrived the scene as did affeers of the With S.C. trucks and Jcars_ patrolling, the Sottlen dusk yesterday and military, vol ter and Htce patrols rely on the increaeo, Shanghai. lived. through day._on the eve of today's niversary of the commence ment of Sino-Japanese. hostilities.
'Curfew war strictly enforced last night and while. foreigners were ermitied. to return fo their home iter having' "been. given. astern warnings all Chisese found without Jeurfew passes were detained and will only be released at am, to:
somewhat the wiser for the Seaforths and the Shanghai Volunteer Corps.
Up to a late hour Yasb night, the police had not yet found "a. theory fon which to work and, while the opinion was advanced that the missile od' been thrown from. a motorcar Possinye at high speed, this was con-the height {o which the grenade had keen thrown.
Chinese eye-witnesses stated last night that they saw a man in work ing clothes run north on N. Honan Road immediaety after the bombing. Gut It could not be learned whether he had anything to do with the attack.
'All Chinese shops in the vicinity' thelt" shutters thousands of fanding at rome distance as Tate as midnight.
Vielnlty Roped Of The scene was roped off lgarette tin was seen Moating enamel basin full of water. fu view fof the fact, however, that police officers subsequently removed the tin from the basin and found it to con~ tain a pocket-knife, a few stamps and some other oddities, it was beeved that had been dropped _bv tone of the persons near the scene Two of the eleven injured persons had been taken to West Hongkew Police Station from where they were removed to hospital, while the others were rushed for treatment in four ambulances that were summoned the scene nine minutes afler the Japanese press-photographers were [busy taking pictures of the assembled group of oticers and volunteers but cular attention fromthe. Shanghai newspaper offices came in for part-
Volunteer Corps and were guarded Save $ am, yesterday, white a Large
rently ausmenied the military patrols umber "ofS. VG. patrols have ihe various districts of the Setiloment The former premises of, the Bent Bank of China have been Converted into the temporary headquarters of Battalion which fKinetions "in the central district whist the SV. Cadi all-and ommasium have been converted into Barracks, as have the premises the, Rowing. Club.
'Pintoons are standing by at these various concentration points, ready: is'rih to the scene of any possible Jlsturbance at "a. moments Grhilet a fleet of hired trucks, sumably Marked" with. posters and' battalion finger standing by to. speed {ransportation, Rovers and alco been made use of 3 and afer seen" functioning out the day, wearing their Uniforms and red armlets.
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