Shanghai, Feb, 27
Patrols_in the various districts of the Settlement continued their duties notwithstanding the rain, Whilst police search-parties were Busy on the Bund where all passengers arriving from Pootung had to Submit to a thorough search. In the western part of the Settlement, police parties searched all buses coming from the west since early yesterday morning, and, although these duties were somewhat relaxed during certain hours of the day, they were under stood to have gone on until late Last P.W.D, coolies, having completed the barricading of the Central district, were busy yesterday closing all alleyways with double-exits in the Chengtu district while in Bubbling Well district work was to be commenced also, When this will have been completed, all "Ta Tao" territories, bordering on extra-settlenient roads, will also be barricaded and will thus prevent law-Tess elements from entering the Settlement. Never before have such precautions been taken against terrorism, particularly in the western district and five days have already passed without a single attempt on the life of any of the "Reformed Government" officials, which hitherto ha been the targets of terrorist bullets.
Japanese Press ment Meanwhile, Japanese newspapers. yesterday, were loudly critical of the activities, launched by the Shanghai Municipal Council on Feb, 25, barricading all through lanes along Nanking Road, "It is a cunning attempt on the part of the Council to ill two birds with one stone," the "Tairiku Shimpo" aid in a featured report, "By doing s0 the Council hopes to ward off strong Japanese demands and at the same' time fan the ames of resent ment against Japan among the Chinese Population of the Settlement who
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