Sandbag Emplacement, Armed Men and Japanese Gendarmes Stand Near British Military Headquarters Shanghai, Sept. 10.
UMOURS that the "Ta Tao" authorities in Shanghai had carried out their threat of occupying and poli ing Extra-Settlement roads quickly gained circulation through the city yesterday after~ noon and evening as an armed party consisting of seven Special Municipality policemen and two Japanese gendarmes stood on guard outside a large residence at No, 13 Jessfield Road, at the corner of Avenue Road, from 1 pin, onwards. Outside the gates of the residence they erected a s andbag machine-gun emplacement and with rifles and fixed bayonets they stood in the imme te vicinity as Shanghai Municipal Bolicemen carried out point and patrol duties within a few yards.
First news of the action of the Special Municipality authorities came at_about 1pm, when "Ta Tao" policemen were sean to be erecting the sandbag barricade immediately fat the side of two large gates leading to No, 13 Jessfield Road which, for some time past, has been used as a Yefugeo centre.
Enquiries were immediately made by the Shanghai Municipal Police and British military authorities, in whoke defence sector the residence is situated. Tt was then learned that the "Ta Tao" authorities had taken the betise over and that a guard was being placed outside.
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