Special Chinese Troops Stationed on the Railways Shanghai, Dec. 16, As a precautionary measure against any attack upon the Shang hai-Hangchow Railway by the communists, the Garrison Commander's Headquarters has stationed one company of special military police long the line to guard and inspect all suspicious characters. in the ighbourhood of the rails.
'A separate petition of the Mille tary Council has been sent, request ing the Council to order all Nationalist troops along the railway! to take guard against any uprising of the communists In order to cope with any pose sible communist outbreak in Shang-the Headquarters of the Gar-Commander at Lunghua has issued an order to the Public Safety Bureau (formerly Shanghai Woosung Constabulary) and other ial organs, proclaiming a pro visional martial law.. No traffic on the streets will be Milowed after midnight. In the order, the Gar-risen Commander particularly i structed that special vigilance should be exercised over all the public utilities such as waterworks, the telephone company, and all public places of amusement, and that extra guards should be posted around such buildings in order to prevent any untoward and unexpocte ed occurrences.
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