Chinese evening newspapers yesterday published reports of guerilla activity along the Shanghai-Tsingpu highway and in the Hungjao Road area. The reports stated that guerillas had been attacking Japanese posts for several day® and that one bridge on the highway had been demolished and a Japanese bus service stopped. At Tsipao a search was organized by the Japanese forces there with the result that two Chinese farmers were killed, the reports added.
The Japanese military authorities are now taking special precautions in the Hungjao Road area and along the Shanghai-Hangchow Railway and Chunsan Road, reports received yesterday stated. Intensive searches have been organized and armed patrols may be seen at short intervals. Meanwhile reports of a possible large-scale guerilla attack in Pootung continue to worry the Japanese authorities.
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