No definite orders have yet been issued for the land ternational force front the men-of-war in harbour.
It is felt that the war situation parations, however, have been made for drawing a cordon round the Four hundred French marines were landed in the French Concession on Wednesday from the French cruivers in port. The men will be stationed ashore until further notice and held in readiness in case of emergency.
The effects of the rice shortage were seen on Wednesday when crowds of poor Chinese gathered ut the depots which have been opened for the sale of rice. Each sales centre was given its quota of rice, and this was distributed in strictly regulated quantities, and at a re sonable pri Refugees Pouring in The influx of refugees from the northern country-side has been tremendous during the past two days, and most of them are country people of the poorer class. As fan example of the crowds coming in, on Tuesday, in the Louza dis-alone, over 1,000 strangers were registered in lodging house As regards admission of refugees, may be pointed out that the Chapei and native city district authorities do not allow anybody to go out of the Settlement into their districts after 9 pam, Why should not the Settlement authorities do the like? The principles of the strict neutrality which Shanghai is to observe demand at least that no soldiers shall be admitted, armed or unarmed.
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