With a species of war going on right at Shanghai's back door as it were, it was not at all unnatural that an appreciable number of foreigners, concerned neither directly nor indirectly with the fighting, should have ventured from time to time in or near the firing lines, "just to see what was happening," as it was put by one man who ought to know better; and although warning against' the practice was issued more than three weeks ago, many persons took no heed and continued to pay periodical visits to the vicinity of the firing line, object other there have been no known among foreigners as a result of this practice is a matter more of good fortune than anything else, though there has been more than' one instance of people having narrow escapes. Now that we have soldiers of both armies right on the Settlement boundaries, and foreigner is permitted to visit the areas affected solely for pleasure or curiosity, these seckers after thrills and unusual sights have had their activities in that direction considerably curtailed, if not absolutely, curbed, and whatever' they themselves may say and think of the matter, it is all to the good. These people who venture into danger out of either foolish curios.
yor sheer bravado ought realize and understand that while, so long as none of them comes to any injury or to death, their une welcome visits do no harm to anybody even though they probably fenuse annoyance to the troops, things would be far di between the foreign com and the soldiers, if only one of them were to be Tu such a might arise, sant to the Chinese ax to the foreigners; and {tis to be hoped that for the general good of the Settlement and ton continuation of the good relations existing between the foreign authorities and the various military Teaders, no more foreigners will be allowed to leave Shanghai for any place where danger might conceive ably arise, unless they can show good and' sufficient reason that they are going on duty or business and not solely on curiosity bent.
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