The Archive · 1941

Police Band Present

With the bend of the Shanghai Municipal "Police rendering appropriate music, the procession left the corner of Mohawk Road and proceeded east along Bubbling Well, Nanking Roads, turning south to Honan Road, The cortege then turned to Foochow Road, passing the SMP, Headquarters at 145 p.m, and turned north to Kionigse Road, where they were met. be Mr. J, H, Liddell, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, the Vice-Chairman. of the S.M.C. and Councillors and "heads of "Municipal From Kiangse Road the procession turned to the Bund and marched to the Garden Bridge, where all barrleades were removed and members of the Japanese Naval Landing Party ined up, The approach of the cortege drew scores of curious faces from the windows of the Soviet Consulate, Astor House Hotel and Broadway Mansions, Japanese sentries, however, ordered everyone to close the windows, 'Once over the bridge, the process sion turned west to North Soochow Road, then to Woosung. Road, Boone Road, and halted outside the' Japan ese Club, where the final Buddhist ceremonies were held,

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