Precautions for Protection of Foreign Lives: Missionary a Persuasive Mediator From Our Own Connesroxoent Shaohsing, Che, June 18
Immediately following the riot lof May 30 a few notices appeared Shaohsing streets stating that six students had been killed and Jnine wounded by the municipal po-ice in Shanghai and that in future foreigners would come to the inter-for to perpetrate similar crimes. [The posters also called on all class isos to oppose the Japanese, English, Americans and French. Within a few days the Americans and French were dropped and the agitation centred against the Japanese, land English. Now these posters thave entirely disappeared and a strong proclamation from Gen. Zub, commander of the-military forces the city, calls upon all land and water forces in the district to take extra precautions for the protection of foreigners in view of the Shanghai disturbances, He warns jail classes that offenders will be dealt with according to the law: [Students are also warned ai larly excesses in parades they may hold.
The commissioner of foreign at-fairs, has also made a survey of Jof all the foreigners in the city in lorder that protection may be given Three days ago the following ne-Itices appeared on telephone and e-Nectric light poles and in many of the stores: "Do not let the goods of the enemy come in; do no use the thank-notes of the teacher in the Shanghai U through whose efforts the Shaohsing Anti-Christian Society was organized last year. Despite these notices the same friendly spirit is maintained by the people.
One of the factors in turning] student activities to the collection lof money for the Shanghai strikers instead of attempted violence has been the presence on the executive committee of the local student union lof the principal of one of the mission schools, Fifteen years in odusectional work in the city have given this man a standing which he hae been able to use to good advantage in instilling some sense into the students, during the present crisis, Only Anti-Foreign Demonst ration by Schoolgirls
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