The Archive · 1939

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'Meanwhile, the "North-China Dairy ows" learned. yesterday that party Consisting' of approximately ten men, including (we uniformed. members of the "Special Mumleipahty" poles rang the bell of Ste, Wards residence. a bout 8 pans pushing thie way int the hail "ug "soon asthe." door haa een opened "they demanded to inspect the' promise, whereupon Me, Wore asked Yor a warrant to be po: Guced, "Whiten few members of the troup" left. the" bulling. presumably {5'oblain the warrants the remainder commenced a" starch "aubeoqucntiy Siicovering a" small room containing wiciess tramsmitier "which was Foreigners Held Up by Chinese Police Shanghai, Oct. 5. 'The first Incident involving' foreigners in extra-Settlement road. areas_in the western district _sinee the Shanghai Special Municipality police have taken up trate duties there occurred ast night shortly after G o'clock when a motor car in which 'Mr. John Gray, a British engineer connected with frm at 410 Szechuen Road, and three {wiends, two of them' Ladies, were Wwavelling, was stopped—in" Tifeng Road near Bubbling Well Road.

The new municipality officers thought that Mr. Gray's car had violated trafic regulations and they ordered that it be stopped. There was a heated dispute and th car was detained for a considerable time. Settlement police later intervened and the ensuing negotiations resulted in the car being allowed to proceed, While official quarters were reticent, it was Tearned that the motoring party had been" detained in the street for more than an hour, Awickly dismantled and seize.

"The room, i was feared been rented to-o'ctrisin Bi Wong whose Selelics wore urtnows ts Me. Ward the only contact which he had with his tetany was hat of collecting the rental at the end of ad month he discovery "of "the tranamier, However, rested in Ate, Ward's fest He war taken to. the "Speetal Sinicipatiy police stoven, Jemteld and, and was interoqateg. "Me was tron' asked to divulge the salary Sch he nas being pak Cy Benes urn the period of his de Ward "wes, moved varus Hises inthe vicinity on two aca Boos, Being dally. fed" to's room tore ne was being watched!

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