Recent Events in French Concession: Barriers All Tightly Closed The best policeman in the world waa on duty in Shanghai to-day—the rain. For no Chines crowd can properly demonstrate when the while secondly, there is no point ing the devil" if he is only going to bern very sodden one, Consequently, yesterday was quiet. Those in charge of Shanghai and the sur-Younding districts will possibly say that this is due to the advent of Gen, Pei Chung-hsi and the restoration of more or less order in the surrounding territory; and undoubtedly that official has indicated 'a determination to repress disordorly conduct and maintain peace while the politicians of his party undertake negotiations with the foreign authorities for the fulfilment of the aims they have in mind.
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