Shanghai, July 31.
It was reported that six or seven Chinese, two of them women, were arrested last ight in two small hotels in the Settlement at the request of the Japanese gendarmes. It was stated, however, that they were arrested in connection with the suspicion that they were engaged in printing and selling imitation—military permits which entitle people to go to occupied district Chungking Denounces Land Transfers Shanghai, Aug. 3.
1 is reported by the leading Chinese dailies in Shanghai (quoting in-from Hongkong) that Mr.
Yui, former Kuomintang Mayor of Greater Shanghai, has_ petitioned secured approv: from the Ex-ive Yuan of the Chinese government at Chungking in regard to re-{allation against the handing over of land documents by the Shanghai Municipal Council to the Shanghai Special Municipality, the new Chin exe city regime. All transfers of proerly and property registration with the "new regime here are declared null and void, it is stated.
is further stated that the Executive Yuan has also ordered the Ministry of Finance to require all Chinese banks and real estate firms to refuse: accept property mortgages in which the surrendered documents are used. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to have notified the Powers con cerned. protesting against the trans-{er of the fand documents which were ixiven to the Council by Mr. 0. K. Yui for safe keeping prior to the withdrawal of Chinese officials and troops.
It will be recalled that soon after the documents had been handed over: to the new Chinese authorities here through the Japanese, the new city'
ull property dealings here. Mayor regime announced ils wish 10 register Nocturnal Attack on
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