the SoN. Re were sent to a depot of the former Chapei Mershants Volunteer protective Corps (recently disbanded) where they stole the necessary arms ammunition. They were then taken in'motor cars to point near the French Electric Light Works in Avenue Dubail, where they wei met by about '100 others of their, group. They then divided into two groups and carried out the attacic according to well-Jaid plans.
As a result of the trouble on Sunday, martial law ig more effectively in force than it has been for ye given warning that they will rest any suspicious _charact cially those of the student Ting has ordered a special consignment of orme from the arsenal with which to equip his police patrols, and has yeinforeed the latter considerably.
In spite of these precautions the number of cases of plunder and robbery in the native districts are decerning more and more frequent and yesterday's Chinese press made several references of cases of violence, amongst. which was one of cld woman lin Pootung being accosted broad daylight by a ruffian and her eye gouged out, after which she was robbed of several dollars worth of jewellery. Cases of shops, being held up and robbed are numerous, Inflammatory Literature Meanwhile the agitators are ssu reptitiously posting their infla motory literature to some extent, doth in the foreign concessions and Chinese territory. A poster found yesterday morning in the Pootoo Rond district is distinctly anti-Sen Chuan-fang. This ringes the Chinese to, "Organize a Labourers' Protective Corps, to convene a Citizen Meeting, to overthrow Sun Chuai fang, who oppresses the people and to overthrow British imperialism.
'The situation ae regards the channels of communication was' a little more reassuring yesterday. Tt was reported (that the long tance telephone service between Shanghai and Hangchow was repaired on Sunday afternoon and was! now functioning normally. This was out on Saturday week during the attempted coup of Hsia Chao. Trains are again running on the Shisngh day time, but the night service has not, yet been re-established.
Akcording to a report appearing in yesterday's Chinese papers. the secret headquarters of the Kuomintang has been discovered behind the Shanghai North Station. It is said that a score of bombs were d covered and several occupants were arrested. Amongst other effects "aid to have been seized were 100 blue Kuomintang arm bands. The house was said to be a foreign styled one.
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