Tour of Perimeter Shows Regular and Civilian Forces Alert and Efficient Shanghai, Aug. 14.
ITH 15,000 armed members of "Shanghai's Army," guarding the city, a tour by a representative of the "North-China Daily News" revealed the fact no matter how perturbed the city authorities might be on this, the second anniversary of the advent of death to Shanghai, it was just another day to the Chinese population in general.
Most shops and all the large department stores on Nanking Road kept' their doors open for business as usual yesterday and traffic on that busy thoroughfare was just a little below its normal flow.
The North Honan Road gates at the edge of the International Settlement, where the famed "B" blockhouse is located, were closed and displayed the grim warning "Notice, This Gate is Not Bullet Proof." On ly at this spot was a member of the Seaforth Highlanders. Just around the corer, Range Road, Probably the most deserted street in Shanghai yesterday afternoon, presented a desolate appearance." Save for one lone P.W.D. coolie engaged {in cleaning the street, his red. coat, standing out starkly' in thes Washed empty thorotighfare, not another soul was to be seen, In. the usually troublesome mill district bordering on Soochow Creek, Ju the vicinity of chang Road fre station, US. Marines stood guard at Various intersections and patrolled the area in twos. Occasionally, one of the S.V.C. armoured ears would. cruise through the area, followed by '2 truckload of armed marines, 'The Stacatto shriek of the armoured car's strident exhaust whistle was amply sullelent to clear a path for. the small cavalcade. Everything seemed to appear normal in' this. district, however, reassuring to the tense, watchful eyes of the Japanese sentries guarding the Japanese mills in the area.
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