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CALMER ATMOSPHERE Shanghai Volunteers Revert To Precautionary

Mobilisation Status

Japanese Protest Against Major's Temporary Arrest

Shanghai, To-day.

Although the rigid precautions against "terrorist”

TWO BOMBS FOUND TO BE JAPANESE

Shanghai, To-day.

The Shanghai Municipal Police, it is understood, are satisfied that the two bombs found unexploded on Saturday in the Japanese-oceu- pied portion of the Settlement, were Japanese military bombs. Reuter.

activities were only slightly relaxed yesterday, SHARP CLASH

the city has assumed an atmosphere of greater

normality with the passing of the first anniver- WITH REBELS

sary of hostilities here.

The entire Volunteer Corps, it is reported, are to re- IN PALESTINE

turn to the status of precautionary mobilisa- tion to-day, as distinct from active mobilisation as from Friday evening.

This will mean that the mem- bers will be able to return to their offices in uniform, remaining on call.

VIGILANCE MAINTAINED

Jerusalem, To-day.

DELICATE POSITION OF COL HAMADA

Shanghai, To-day.

In an interview this morning, Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, stated that he had not yet received Colonel Hamada's letter regarding the arrest and detention of a Japanese Army Major by Volun

teers.

The Shanghai Municipal au- thorities, he said, are interested to see in what capacity Colonel Hamada has taken it upon him- New clashes between British self to protest in the matter, de- troops and Arab irregulars took that it is in his capacity and posi- claring that they cannot imagine place yesterday near Nablus when tion as the Head of the Special seven Arabs were killed and several Service Section of the Japanese others wounded and captured.

Armies in Central China, since the officer detained has been de- clared by the Japanese to be a regular Army officer.

At the place where on Saturday the fight occurred between British troops and Arabs on the road from

the

It is considered in official cir-

Shanghai, To-day, cles that the precautionary mea- Although the Shanghai Volun- sures have proved most success-teers were demobilised yesterday Bethlehem to Jerusalem, when one ful. Reuter.

night, the authorities

were con- British tinuing a vigilant watch on

officer was killed, all movements inside the Settlement hood yesterday, found 14 rifles and police, in searching the neighbour and French Concession.

upon they arrested two Arabs on a quantity of munitions, where-

suspicion.

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JAPANESE PROTEST The Japanese military authori- The barbedwire barricades are, ties, announces Colonel Hamada, for the most part, remaining in Director of the Japanese Army position, while the Volunteers have Press Bureau in Shanghai, "have been warned to hold themselves in filed a strong written protest" readiness for recall at a moment' with Mr. C. S. Franklin, Chair-notice.-Reuter. man of the Shanghai Municipal

Council, regarding the alleged

detention for one hour of a Jap- CHOLERA EPIDEMIC

anese Army Major.

out

IN NANCHANG

Nanchang, To-day.

The car

in which the Major was travelling, according to the Japanese version of the affair, was stopped by an Armoured Car Unit of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, who were alleged to have arrested the Major and taken him to the nearest police station with out, it is stated, giving any ex-spread of the epidemic. planation of their action.

News.

The S.V.C. explanation is that the car, in which the officer was driving in mufti, was believed to have rushed the barrier at the Szechuen Road Bridge, When, at Louza, it was discovered that a mistake had been made, the car was released immediate- ly. Reuter.

TWELVE ARRESTS

Shanghai, To-day.

The police of the International Settlement arrested 12 Japanese in the course of yesterday.

Soo-

In the majority of cases, the Japanese had aroused suspicion by driving their automobiles past bar- riers on bridges across the chow Greek without stopping.

One of the arrested was found to be carrying arms."

Among the Japanese in Shanghai the arrest of a Japanese major in civilian clothes caused a great agita- tion. The major's motorcar, stop- ped in Nanking road was escorted to Louza police station by two ar- moured cars. The reason for the arrest was that the major passed the barrier without submitting to the usual examination Trans- Ocean.

salem, not far from Jerusalem it- -On the road from Jaffa to Jeru- self; two Jews were shot and seri-

ously wounded.

Near Nablus, an Arab policeman was shot. The policeman had been kidnapped some time ago but had ultimately been able to return.

BOMB OUTRAGE

During yesterday,

near Tul-

If an S.S.S. officer should pro- test on behalf of the regular to an admission that the S.S.S. Army, such would be tantamount

ranks higher than the Army.

This is entirely contrary to the stand taken on Saturday when to be not only inferior to the the Japanese declared the S.S.S.

Army, but virtually civilians.

PROPAGANDA ONLY?

If Colonel Hamada writes the etter as Chief of Propaganda, the Council is at a loss to understand why he should write, suggesting that it is likely to give the im- pression of a protest purely as a propagandist measure. Reuter.

A cholera epidemic has broken carem, a bomb outrage was-com- about 195 kilometres southwest of Several carriages were thrown off in Nanchang, and at Kian,mitted against. a goods train. Nanchang. The authorities are ex-the rails. erting every

The sector of the rail- great pipe-line to the Mediterran- the way line was in consequence clos-ean occurred late on Saturday night, Centraled for the rest of the day.

the pipeline being cut near Baisan.

Trans-Ocean.

effort to check

A second atrocity against the

Ane Eastland v Westland air battle last week was the most extensive operation of its kind both in area and in continuous time ever known in England. Photo shows pilots at an R.A.F. aerodrome receiving. last minute instruction in readiness for the battle. (Copyright By Air Mall).