The sight of barricades on the French side of Avenue Edward VII land Foch gave ground to many rumours yesterday, some thinking that these were erected in view of the serious situation in Indo-China. where the French colonial government has received an ultimatum from the Japanese for passage of troops into China, and the effect it would have upon the French Concession Questioned by a reporter of the "North-China Daily News" a high French police official ridiculed these rumours and stated that these barricades had been put up in order 'o carry out more minute searches of cars and pedestrians entering the Concession. Recent outbursts of terroristic acts against members of the French police, the slaving a-d abducting of several prominent Chinese, have forced the French authorities to take a more serious view of the situation.
The same official stated that these barricades would remain on the Concession boundary for some days. and that these measures would be retained as long as terror reigns in the foreign areas of this city.
Although no roads have been closed by the International Settlement Police, stricter searches were the order of the day, specially after Tuesday's assassination of Mr. Liu Tsai-po at the Kin Hwa Restaurant in Foochow Road. Investigations are being carried out. but no arrests have yet been made,
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