Two Suspected scare"mongers, believed to have been spreading wild rumours with the intention of disturbing peace and order in Chinese territory, have been arrested by the Chapei Police.
The two persons were arrested at about 2 am., when they were alleged 40 be making. house-to-house calls in the Yin Chia Tso district, Chapel, urging residents to remove as soon as possible, According to an official of the Chinese Police Bureau, complaints against organized rumour-mongering by the above mentioned tactics have been received. 2 Despite the display of Japanese military force, the exodus of Chapei end Hongkew decreased yesterday in comparison to that. of few days ago. The Japanese patrols visited extra-Settlement roads in the northern district and several Chapei streets a about 11 p.m. on Sunday, Riding in over ten motor cycles with side-cars, all of which were mounted with machine-guns, the armed Japanese marineg patrolled Chung Shing Road, Chung Shing Bridge and several othe: Chapei streets before midnight. Prey cemtionary measures were immediatejy taken by the Chinese Police and the Peace Maintenance Corps against any trouble. The Japanese returned without any incident.
To-evacuate- Chinese Meanwhile Chinese refugees _con~ tinued to crowd wharves and railway stations in a general exodus for the interior. Japanese residents, who evacuated from Yangtze cities, gather-on Japanese wharves to return to Japan.
A Chinese message from Nanking reported that the Ministry of Communications would be ordered by the Government to despatch si China Merchants. vessels to Japan to evacuate Chinese residents and students. All these ¥esidents were said to have been instructed to con-outrate at sea ports in preparation ®for the evacuation.
Mr. Chen Chih-fu, supervisor of Chinese students in Japan, sailed in the s, Empress of Japan yesterday morning on his way to Japan. His mission was reported to supervise the withdrawal of Chinese students from Japan, The total number of Chinese residents in Japan is 5,000, according to the Chinese report.
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