The Archive · 1940

Anniversary

Precautions Taken to

'b Crime Today; Guards infareed at Both Camps Shanghai is taking no chances and that it is determined to see the ninth anniversary of the "Mukden Incident" passes as quietly as possible is demonstrated by the precautions n by the police forces of the municipalities. Strict enforcement of curfew was put into effect yesterday when all the amusement places in the Settlement and the Bench Concession were ordered to close at midnight.

rioter searches than ever will be carried of all leaving or entering the foreign areas today. To makè these rehes easier, Smaller streets on the ifement-Concession boundary will be' closed during the day, while those open will see increased numbers of 'e with members of the Russian iment on sentry duty to help law-keepers should emergency arise.

ides supplying sentry posts on ners in Avenue Edward VII, the Bhanghai "Volunteer "Corps will also send out lorry patrols to comb downtown streets. Police raids, which at 730 a.m. yesterday, will continue today. According to reliable sources, more than twenty persons were arrested by the police yesterday. These were held for questioning.

pre-anniversary searches and raids have brought good results and nọ serious crimes had been reported yesterday morning, and it was expected that the situation would remain calm today.

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