Police precautions taken by. the authorities of the International Settle ment and French Concession brought ood results and no crimes or any, Uuntoward incidents had been r0- ported up to 8 pin, yesterday, Notwithstanding extra "foot patrols in both areas, the city looked much the same as' on any other day, except in Hongkew where Japanese and Nanking Government flags were evidence everywhere, Settlement police precautions cluded the erection of barricades at the southern end of all the bridges leading from Hongkew into Sottlement, and all vehicles. were stopped ud passengers thoroughly searched. The party here consisted of a for~ ign oMlger and two or three C.P.C.'s, Pedestrians, too, did not pass with out being subjected to a search, Alhough the Japanese authorities took no precautions in their area, the procedure of searching pode. strains and vehicles was also carried fut on the bridges over the Soochow Greek, Those passing over the Horutew Creek Were not hampered Settlement precautions extended long all its boundaries and special search parties and foot patrols were seen along Avenue Edward VIT and streets loading Into the western istrict now under the Jurisdiction of the Western Area Special Police, 'Similar measures were undertaken the' French Concession where parties of police, strengthened by members of the French Forces, wore seen patrolling the streets and searching pedestrians and vehicle Those measures, however, were les noticeable there since these mixed patrols have been on the streets for the past few months, "Although, as expected, the day passed quietly, the Settlement police vere standing by and all leaves were cancelled, 'This' also applied to the Russian Auxiliary Detachment, the members of which, in addition, to their new duties outside local Chinese banks, carried out patrols along Aventie Edward Vit, the Bund and other Central district streets, The Specials of the SMP, were also ordered to stand by, Tue Shanghai Municipal Council health report for the week ending midnight afarch 20, shows that the Yolal number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population in the Settlement was—Forelgners 15 and Chinese 1008, Deaths from notifiable diseases were—Forlgners, measles 3; tuber~ culosis 2 and amoebic dysentery, fencephalitislethargiea one ench, Chinese, tuberculosis 60; measles 35; typhoid fever.27; cerebrospinal Infuenza 6; dysentery 5; hold fever, typhus fever,' relapsing fever, anthrax one each,
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