Hallett Abend, who was present at the conference, then pointed out that the men were no ordinary robbers. The fact that they took money and certain articles of Jewellery and then replaced them, Surely went to show, he suggested, that "they were obviously cling der orders to get certain papers. "Wouldn't that narrow the' field of, investigation?" he inquired.
Mr. "Tsurumi replied that it wax indeed an interesting suggestion, ferated his inability to make any statement other than the fact that investigations were proceeding. Thereupon Mr. Abend, stressing the point that papers were easily de= ged the Japanese the proceed.
19 value to themselves, he the Consular Police to hasten their investigation," cedared the Embassy spokesman, Coastal Blockade Not Complete twas reported by. the Pao" yesterday that Japanese' mer= chant steamers could still proceed to Amoy, Swatow and" Tingha) une restricted, despite the Japanese Dlockade of the Chekiang andi Fukien coast. It was admitted, however, tha in those waters [Some enterprising 0 to have chartered Steamer to carry that only 3 few. people leh several day: Mahan 0% of steamers here were reported to have referred the blockade to their respec tive consular authorities "for repre sentations. Several Shanghai steamers have returned) from. Wenchow Shanghai with empty holds, while three' steamers destined "for Nini have cancelled their trips and 1 turned their passengers' fares, Eh \exe reports revented yesterday.
"The blockade was also reported have affected the Post Office and Customs Oflice here. "Parcels. cannot bbe mailed to the interior. via the ports affected by the blockade, and Customs officials. were said ta have stopped granting papers to ships Aestined to the blockaded po Chinese reports and. cables con formed that military operations "had been going on along the Chekiang const, especially off Chinghai, viver= port' gateway to Ningpo. ' Meavy sty fire had been exchanged beween the Japanese navy and Chinese coastal forts. Japanese "planes ch eled over "Chinghai on July but ra bombs were dropped, A calls from Kinghwa, wartime capital of "Chekiang, that Japanese tried to effect landing Tungshansar operating from Fuyang, near Hangchow, but it was claimed that the Japanese were repulsed with" more than 300 casualties, According to the latest Chinese feontinuously shelled "Chinghai on July 16. Ht was also admitted that ix, japanese "planes circled aver eas in Chinghai_ on. the ind dropped Tt bombs. details regarding damage were given fu the report. "Japanese war vessels were said to have reached a. pla lear Yuyeo, another important' east Chekiang district, Japanese Gendarme in Intimidation Attempt Shanghai, July 17, The shanghai Muntelpsl Police July" 15 took Into custody Japanese gendarme" and arrested three Chinese on Medhurst Road in connection with a case of intimidate tion of the tenant of a house, who Would not pay his increased "rent, The gendarme was handed over by the police to gendarmerie headquar= ters, and the Chinese wore 4ivt suspended sentences of fly days each in the First District Court yest "the tenant of 9 flat on Medhurst Road which ly in the American De fence Sector who hid sublet the flat to another Chinese, decided to raise his rent, but the sibstenants refused tw pay. "On July &, at the instigation of the ehier tena ipanvese yen Garmerie. sergeant und' four Chinese went to the substenant and warned him that if he didn't pay this. rent there would be trouble. The matter remained in abeyance until" July 15, when the gendarme ayzain wont the flat, this time with three Chi dorine to the Japanese autho
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