Machine guns have been placed by the orders of Colonel Gordon and command strategic approaches, while armoured cars do duty, as do the two companies of cavalry, the! Light Horse and the American Troop. At Thibet Road Bridge two. quick-firing guns are in position, at Sinza Road a Lewis gun and: further along the outer reaches near Mokanshan. Road still another battery is mounted. At night an armoured car patrols Boundary and Chekiang Ronds, while on Sinza Road to Markham Road another ud down. In the Ferry, several are on the all the time. The when fon duty, take the district "above Markham Road Birdge along Soochow Creek.
The Chinese Company, about, 100 strong, takes tuan with the other units on guard, white a special body, of 40 men act as interpreters, attached to other units. The Japanese Company is interested in the Japanese residential section.
On Thursday afternoon Colond Gordon made his daily round of inspection, as did Major Davis and Major Stewart. The latter is, leaving for "Home to-day and Major Davis has taken over headquarters and com mand of Column 2, while Major Robinson now commands Column 1, formerly Major Davis's group, and Major Ransom Column 3.
The Entrenched Chinese Soldiers.
The disposition of Chinese fore in the outer regions is still a matter of deep concern, especially those at kham Road and beyond, for ale house 3,000 of their number (th formely Mav ined for Woosung. on Thursday it, yet 2,000. remai Vicinity" of Mokanshan Road and can easily be seen from the Settle ment side of the Creek. The mex are still in an argumentative mood and will fight, they say, until their demands are met, which demands seem to be enrolment in an army and back pay for several months, During the afternoon reinf ments, consisting of 120 men, all ed themselves with the remainder and brought along two additional machine-guns, which were placed la the trenches, The trenches are three in number and run parallel to each other at points half a mile apart, holding bridges and other strategic sections of the country, though always crossing the tracks to hold off trains from the north.
On Tuesday a Chinese fell dead on Sinza Road Bridge just as he reached the middle, The volunteers on duty attempted to resuscitate him but failed. The Chinese. on the farther side of the bridge accused them of killing him and became threatening and abusive, but serious trouble was averted by the fact that the defenders were armed and by the diplomacy of the officer in charge. At-a medical investi ordered by the Corps con Which a doctor made, it was shown that the deceased had come to his death from natural causes—he had walked very far and very long, and being aged, the strain was too much for his constitution, Round the Boundaries at Midnight A tour of the boundaries after midnight revealed a very quiet situation all round, from Siccawei
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