The Archive · 1939

Reinforcements

Further reinforcements arrived until there were well over 100 "Mun cipality" policemen and about fifty members of the East Surreys, Some of the "policemen" took lying politic fon the sides of the road with their rifles. Some started searching buses as apparently they had no idea of what had happened, At 11 o'clock the "Special Muni cipality" force left, some of them in leaving the scene to the East Surreys and the Police.

The British soldier and the elvitian who were seized meantime had been taken to 13 Jessfield Road. There Major B. 1. Ashmorg, Brigade Major of the British Fores: Major Hunt. Liaison Officer, Mr. R.W. York, Assist. ant Commissioner of Police. and other oflcials went to secure their release. At the same time members of the East Surreys took up position In a half-circle "covering" the entrance.

American 0. C, Calls on Japanese Admiral Col, Joseph S. Fegan, commanding the Fourth U.S, Marines, called on Rear-Admiral Seiji Takeda, commanding the Japanese Navel Landing Party, in the company of Major W. W. Orr who is seen standing on the extreme left next to Rear-Admiral Takeda, Col, Fegan is leaving Shanghai on Tuesday for the United States, Grave View of

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