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The telephone system finally petered out during.the morning, with the result that Shameen had no confact with outlying districts.
"Hullo Do you remember me?" yelled Captain Saida, a Japanese officer, waving his hand as he alighted from a motorcar, which drove up to the British bridge at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
This greeting was addressed in English to the foreigners on the Shameen side of the barricades, who were amazed to recognise a former employee of the Canton office of the Mitsui Bussan Kaisha.
Captain Saida told Reuter that Japanese forces now completely controlled Canton. He added that the Japanese Supreme Command would formally enter the city within the next two or three days.
Reuters correspondent was the first civilian to greet other Japanese officers in charge of the advance guards, after preliminary greetings had been exchanged with Captain Jack Ferguson, the Superintendent of British police. The British authorities are at present not allowing anybody entry into or exit from Shameen.
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