Troop movements, strict searches, and arrival of wounded and dead soldiers in Shanghai during the past few days reflect the tense situation in Chekiang, Kiangsu, and neighbouring districts of Shanghai where, according to Chinese sources, Chinese forces including guerillas have been extremely active, bent on carrying out the general counter offensive order from Chungking.
It was reported that on Friday afternoon there was busy troop movement in Hungjao area and the number of troops was said to be the greatest ever seen since the conclusion of the Shanghai hostilities. Eye witnesses were quoted as saying that between 6,000 and 8,000 Japanese soldiers were seen coming to Hungjao from Soochow. They later went to Chapei They arrived at Soochow by train from Nanking and from Soochow they arrived in Shanghai on foot, it was stated.
Uneasiness was said to prevail among the populace in Nantao, where the Japanese gendarmes have been conducting house-to-house searches fearing that guerillas might be hiding among them. People were asked to show their "good citizens certificates" and the searches might be made in the morning or afternoon.
Lorries carrying wounded and dead soldiers were said by other sources to have been arriving here from the fighting zone and they were said to especially noticeable in border of Shanghai Bombay Insurance Rates Increased
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