Replying to the Japanese note, which was addressed to the Municipal authorities in the International Settlement on February 15 by Mr. Y. Miura, Japanese Consul-General, in conjunction with Rear-Admiral Shishido, and which asked for special precautions to be taken in the Settlement to prevent any untoward occurrences during the coming China New Year festival, Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of the S.MC., in a letter to the Japanese authorities, stated that all precautions would be taken by the Settlement authorities.
His reply to the note stated that the Municipal Council shared the concern of the Japanese authorities in connection with recent outrages and that 37742 the Council would take every possible 3629 measure to prevent the recurrence of such outrages during the lunar New Year holidays. Special police precautions would be taken, the reply concluded.
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