The Archive · 1939

Written Warnings

The fact that the posters wer: signed by a company commander: ndicates that there are other eu Linies of guerillas present in Shang: hai and it is clearly mentioned in the posters also that the company signed to act against the gamo} ud opium dens will closely cooperate with "all friendly forces" in stamping out all evils in the district Besides these public posters, various gambling houses in which well decorated opium-smoking rooms are also provided have received written warnings. According io a Chinese report, the Hollywood, Yung Sen, Kwong Sen, Ta Sen and Ta Shing Companies have received such warnings. Guerillas are said to have been so audacious that they broke into some of these dens and gave deadlines for their closure. They were all well armed when they visited these places.

Guerillas are becoming a controlling factor not only in the western It was reported by the e press yesterday that they have also retaken two villages near the district, namely, Siking and Tsipao. They did so by launching a surprise attack last Thursday. Puppet soldiers in those villages were claim to have been disarmed and Japanese soldiers driven back to Fah Hwa Cheng and Hungjao.

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