Shanghai, Oct. 11.
PHOT the Chinese population in the foreign areas of the city are still loyal to the Chungking Government was clear; demonstrated yesterday when China celebrated Double Tenth, the anniversary of the National Independence Day.
All the streets Settlement and French Conce: were: beflagged, and but on a very few buildings were the yellow pennants, the distinction between the Chungking and Nanking Govments, seen, Siviet_ precautions taken by the police forees of the city kept order in the foreign areas, although an attempt was made to blow. up the "central China Daily News," a pro-Wang Ching-wei organ at 303 Honan Tond, at 735 am. yesterday when three oF for men deposited a hand~ grenade on. the window sill of the building. The terrorists were passing the Chinese paper. at the corner of Honan and Hankow Roads. when one fof them throw a Chinese cracker to divert the C.P.C's attention. Another man, meanwhile, placed the hand werted Into a hollow loot of bread, on the windows ill. The EPC, however, suspected something amiss and gave chase after the men, laging to arrest the one who threw the cracker, The others ed. The hand-grenade, fortunate-did not explode. The arrested was taken to the Central Station were he was questioned. His name Grd occupation, however. were not veveated by the officials, Pennants Removed AntisChungksing elements were alo busy and many" trams, buses, with yellow pennant for these flays had been partly" to edt, awhile the more enterprising El hhete Just peut the pennant elf, leaving the Kuomintang fay on their vehicles. Autiedapancse slogans were also Hound written on the walls in many of the elly's thoroughfares, These were Femoved by" the authorities.
Fow policemen were to be seen at stations xinee practically: the whole Toree Was turned out into the streets Another force. that Kept busy way the Russian Regiment who sup: ied sentries to Avenue Edward street corners and Soochow Creek hriayes. besides doing their regul duties. The guard of the Municipal Administration Building. "however, over by the Chinese Com= of the Shanzhai " Voluntece Corps.
who also detailed personnel!
the lorry patrols. which combed the central district "throughout the made.
The man, who was arrested in Avenue clu" Rot Albert, "was taken the Central Police Station for questioning. Investigations with regard to the pistols are under way trid the French Police expect to make further arrests in the course of the next few days.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.