The French Police were supervising coolies erecting barbed wire barriers across all thoroughfares leading from Chinese territory into the Concession.
News had reached Shanghai shortly after the morning express had left that the Chekiang army held up, at Sungkiang, joining train from Hangchow. On receipt of this information, the Fengtien troops stopped the outgoing train at Lunghua Junction, this, evidently, to prevent its being commandered.' Several trains were thus held up. Later the Shanghai passengers were brought back and when they arrived there was a rush to the station master's office, the crowd demanding the return of their fares. Some were paid back, and others were told that they would be paid later upon the presentation of their tickets. No news has been received regarding the passengers from Hangchow, whether they are being kept Sungkiang or whether they are being sent back to Hangchow.
With the exception of one or two trains, the Shanghai-Nanking Rai way service continues on a normal basis, but, a notice has been issued that "trains for the Shanghai-H chow-Ningpo Line have temporarily been suspended." headquarters that if Gen. Shing's troops moved from Shanghai, war would probably be avoided. The gentleman said that both Chekiang and Fengtien had agreed to abide by the mandate forbidding the rationing of troops in Shanghai, The Chekiang troops were withdrawn to Sungkiang, but the Fengtien troops remained here and have remained here ever since, showing no sign that they attempted to leave Shanghai. This, be said, showed the attitude of Fengtien towards Chekiang. Further, accord ing to this gentlemen, the real cause of the present trouble is the Tariff Revision Conference, which, if, successful, will strengthen both Fengtien finances and position con: declare a war, and this should be avoided.
"manceuvres," mant. He admitted, however, that Tupan Sun had established his headquarters at Sungkiang.
Gen, Shing, we understand, will hereafter be stationed in Soochow or Changchow and the Shanghai and Woosung Police will be solely responsible for the peace and order of Shanghai and Woosung.
A telegram received yesterday by one of the local transportation companies reported that skirmishes had taken place near Changhsing, but this may be taken as quite untrue, Who Shalf Be Master?
With the Fengtien military removed from Nantao and Chapei, Chinese in all quarters became nervous at the threatened change -of mastery. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce during the past two days has been wiring repeatedly - to Peking and imploring the. two factions, Chekiang and Kiangeu, to bury the hatchet.
The Shanghai Area, it will was established after the January fighting, the Arsenal neutralized and for a moment appeared as though the Chinese Chamber of Commerce had succeed-fed in separating Shanghai from any military aspirations on the part of the military chieftains, But the May 30 incident brought trouble and uneasiness in the outlying sections, and Gen. Shing Shih-_ me was sent here—on the evacua tion by: Gen. Chang Chung-chang—}éo keep order. Even the Young General, son of the Manchurian military' chief, came to lend an ai of respectability by his presence to the incoming trainloads of troops.
The situation on the railway south of Shanghai is attracting attention, for Sun has concentrated troops at Hangchow, Sungkiang and Zangshing. Hundreds of re-fogoes from Sungkiang came into Shanghai on Wednesday night by the last train, previous to the Chekiang leader's order to the railway officials for troop trains and engines, sufficient for the transport armies. According to official ies, he has at the present moment (and more are moving all the while) 6,000 fully equipped men at Sungkiang with plenty artillery to keep that point safe from a possible attack. At Zang shing he ha 20,000 men adequately supplied with materials for a fight, while at Hangchow he is retaining 'a full division for mobile and defensive purposes.
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