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There are persistent rumours in well-informed Chinese circles that} the Chinese authorities anticipate a.eommunist uprising to-night, including attacks by communist armed troops, The Special District police have been reinforced by large detachments of armed troops and strict instructions for the maintenance of martial Jaw have been given, but] the police have not been informed for what reason, There are very few Government troops here at present, rendering] Hankow vulnerable even to a small armed surprise attack, 'A feeling of tenseness and anxiety hangs over the city.
is impossible to ascertain from official sources the reason for the! sudden proclamation of martial law and, other military precautions. Even the French authorities have! not been told the reason, though they have'beon advised to barricade and defend: themselves.
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