From the Recreation Ground Another eye-witness states: The attack began about 6 o'clock. There was a fair amount of foreign traffic, tram cars and motors in the thoroughfare and a mere handful of American Troopers, a section of the Shanghai Scottish, and_ several Municipal Police and "Specials." As soon as fiting began an effort was made to get the motor cars and trams out of range, and pedestrians! and others passing in riches made a bee-line for the nearest shelter, number of women and children rushing through Loongfei Gate as seemingly the best avenue of safety. Special Police who were on duty the gate immediately closed it and, at the prone from every sort of cover' which afforded, returned the fire, All available troops and police pencil fire a few seconds later, in answer to the fusillade now coming from the Old World—whether machine-gun fire oF rifle and re volver the present writer cannot determine, Dr. McMartin, of the Annericar Troop, was the first to!
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