Thursday's series of bombings and shootings, especially in the Central district, resulted in strict measures by the defence forces, British troops, Japanese bluejackets, Municipal police and Russian volunteers participating patrols along The Bund. These pictures show the forces on patrol and in action, hundreds of Chinese being searched for concealed weapons or bombs.
Suly 9.
In striking contrast to Thurrday's <Suly 7) long series of bombings and shootings, yesterday was dead quiet in the International Settlement, with no "imeldents" whatever reported either north or south of the Soochow Creek. The French Concession likewise mained undisturbed, (Of the hundreds of suspects arrested the course of Thursday's countless raids and searches, very few remained in custody yesterday. The Chinese lorry driver who was picked up on The Bund by the Japanese military after the bombings there at 0 am. was yesterday turned over by the Japanese Military Police to the Settlehnient Police, who promptly released him as it had been shown that ne had connection with the attacks. Another Chinese, who was found to have fa hand-grenade in his possession when stopped by the French Police, remained in custody.
The strictest vigilance was observe throughout yesterday to prevent new outbreaks of terrorism, Military, S-V.C,, Reserve Unit and station police patrols kept operating in the Se*tle, ment, Many searches were made it the Central and Louza districts, where alleyways and lodging-houses were centered by the police.
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