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CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER

NORMALCY IN Foreigners Return

To Western District To-Day

Shanghai, To-day.

Effective as from to-day, all evacuees, including Chinese and foreigners, from areas west of Shang- hai occupied by the Japanese, are to be allowed to return, a spokesman for the Japanese army and navy in Central China announced to-day.

Hereafter, the spokesman said, all persons en- gaging in hostile activities and crimes against the Japanese army and the special naval landing par-

Café De Luxe Restaurant by, will be dealt with in accordance with notices of

$1.25 p.c.

FOR RESERVATIONS

HOLIDAY NOTICE

lezz Fu

PHONE 26428

Customers are kindly requested to note that in celebration of the New Year, our Department Store will be closed to business to-morrów (Jan. 1), but will re- sume at 1 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 2) as usual. Cafe de Luxe Res- taurant remains open to-morrow. - Extra Special New Year Tiffin & Dinner at $1.00 per cover on that day.

CHINA EMPORIUM

GLOUCESTER HOTEL

GALA DINNER DANCE

SATURDAY, 1st January, 1938.

WITH

DON & DOLLY

AND THE

NEW GLOUCESTER ORCHESTRA

Extension 2 a.m.

For Reservations Phone 28128.

penalties previously issued.

This action is motivated, byl self-defence, and it will go without saying that the Japanese

forces will put forth every effort HANKOW FRONT

to respect treaties to which theft various powers are parties. and will safeguard foreigners lives and property."

Yesterday Japanese gen- darmes and Chinese police under Japanese control, numbering about 150, were stationed in areas formerly under the control of foreign

defence forces.

They will maintain peace and order among the inhabitants and will perform guidance duties. to assist refugees retuming to their homes.

CO-OPERATION WITH FOREIGN FORCES

Other pacification measures taken by the Japanese for inhabitants in amounced.

TO BE STUDDED

BY PILLBOXES

Shanghai, To-day. For the purpose of making the

approaches to Hankow impreg nable, it is understood that

Vice-Admiral

General Chiang Kai-shek has ENGLISH

ordered the construction of 800 steel-cased concrete block- houses.

The blockhouses, it is reported,

will be equipped with anti-

MEDICAL

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guns and trench-mortars, and each will accommodate eighty men Reuter

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The Annual Repo school children by Officer of the Boar

districts of Shanghai are amo CLOUDY WEATHER ves evidence, base

Firstly, refugees returning to the districts will be given passes by the Japanese.

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The Royal Observatory reports tion of 1,700,000 that the anticyclone is moving nutrition standards Secondly, in an effort speedily to eastward, and pressure nowtained during the restore -normalcy in the western highest over the Yellow Sea, Korea 3,000,000 children areas, co-operative measures will be and South Japan. Local forecast: of medical inspectio employed by the Japanese with the winds, moderate, cloudy generally. British and French forces.

Thirdly, foreigners who have such passes given to the Chinese will be granted permission for free move- ment and residence in the areas.

STRAGGLERS BOGEY

However, there is a possibility, the spokesman said, that Japanese units on the spot might restrict entrance to certain areas for military reasons. The Japanese forces will not be responsible for injuries suffered by any persons at the hands of "Chin- ese stragglers." Beuter.

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