eck-arid has passed with an incident in Shanghai 0 exciting as an armed robbery) would be in normal times ard it can only be repeated that it seems most there will be any more concerted efforts at violence on the} part of the disaffected Chioese. they attempted suc it would sheer madness, in view of the very strong forces now garrisoning the leaders of our printing staff that. they, too, would be back at their jobs, but for threats against the person of their families In response to IChinese garages, som¢ have deserted: their posts, while at the Taylor and Park Garages most Jof the men are out. Workmen thave deserted the Shanghai Build. fxg Company to the number of Settlement, for the Commandan has labour 235. yo many men under his orders tha On the reverse side of the it has been found possible to ve|account, there was another case of re some of the Volunteers who hav pot-shooting by unknown individ. duals. On Saturday morning had a pai shot was fired at a tram-car Even now, Il more sailors and maines are' on their way to Shang-the corner of North Szechuen Road Extension and Jukong Road. hai, s2 i will be understood that [ft was impossible to ascertain there is indeed small cause for Jwhence the shot came. Luckily no arm. lone was hurt.
As to the strike, it, continues as: At the Mixed Court on Satur-it was on Friday and Saturday, men Jday, three Chinese, caught as they in one tr jo going out and those in distributed handbills and scurrilanother coming back, with an obfous literature, were fined $10 each, vious tendency all round to resume with the alternative of one week's work in eases where retaliatory vi imprisonment. In this connexion, Teneo out of the question. Many the Specials "and Volunteers chauffeurs, for instance, walked out!
Jdown st notices and making fare doing splendid work, tearing fon Saturday, but most of them were back at work yesterday.
The ausure that Municipal Council posters thorities can give little more direct are not disturbed. evidence thi the shepherd who was 'A limited number of house boys 1 forecast of the w held a meeting on Friday, which watching the angle of his resulted in no decision. Another rether's nose, either towards }was called for Saturday, but few the earth, but like attended, and the meeting was call him they are confident of the cor-Jed off. Some servants in the Wes:- rectness of their diagnosis and they jem District failed to report for do not doubt that the strike is on service yesterday morning, but the wane. lehere is no doubt that the majority Another Coltes Raided.
Jare still loyal to their masters.
Another Chinese college with a Th who ate on strike have not 's reputation for encouraging Com: received wages for the first week munistie beliefs was raided by the Jof the month, Fifty boys employed special police on Saturday" after-Jat the American Club, though the noon and handed over to the Amer management had been able to deican marines.
The place tain them 60 hours, left on Satured at the end of Markham Road, Telephone Co.'s Position. commanding the bridge, is admirably placed. ' for the The exchange operators are all purpose for which it now is out, and, as the Telephone Company has issued orders that calle from being used.
In ten motor cars, Chinese will not be answered, ded by © machine gun car, foreigners must attend their the police descended on the pi Lace at own, instruments.
pan., searched all the inmates and Housekeepers, then Sent the ma except two! who twere detained for further in-'The police seized some supply of the latter in the West-'a quantity of seditious cern District, though limited, hai A detachment from the proved adequate for everyone's Public Works Department having needs. With reference to meat we yhly cleansed the place, a are informed that a supply of beef landing party of America for all foreigners is now in the took possess mounting guards possession of the authorities, who and machine guns commanding who have provided a foreign positions and placing sentries on the butcher. bridge, within a few yards of the As everything seemed very quiet yesterday, the loyal Chinese con-Later in the afternoon, a squad stables—-and more than 85 per cent. of the same police went to the No. appeared for daily duty—were 4 Japanese mill in Robison Roac gain issued the usual carbines and which was paying off. Despite all 10 rounds of ammunition. the wild sto 8 in circulation, the Probably the greatest source of police found only a body of gratification to the police—barring, Whose greatest trouble was that of course, the fact that there have circumstances made it necessary for been no more riots—was that the them temporarily to be put out armed robbers appear to have taken work. They had not the slightest a holiday also. Just why these rewish to leave and were so consclencalcitrants have been quiet is pro-tious, that before they left they blematical, but it seems that they cleaned up the whole place, oiled all dare not operate, as so many forthe machinery and left everything in igners are under arms. The fire first-class condition. brigade, too, has had a remarkably 'A Better Feeling. quiet time of it.
Officers of theS.V.C. on patrol duty in Nanking Road sports 'The authorises, ea it may seem, be-oda ver y friendly feeling lieve that no mote serious trouble among the pedestrians and shopkeepers, and, except for the closed shops, the street appeared very' were relieved of duty until noon to-ile different from what it is ordinarily. it in needless to say day. The equed "at Lowa, 85 strong, had baure of duty assigned that patrols and all min uni-them.' They are free to go home form responded to the changed tone and did all they could to) restore a better feeling. A Canton-shopkeeper told the Scottish that he would only be too glad to reopen for business if} another would take the initiative.
'Of the shops. in Hongkew many' also attempted to resume business on Saturday.
This manoeuvre promptly brought half-a-dozen agitators to. the Their persuasive efforts were stopped by a squad of police who arrested one—the others escaping in flight.
It is of great interes; to note that the employees of the P. & 0. Bank snd the Ameri. jean Oriental Bank returned to their posts on Saturday, as did most of [those -of the graph Ca.
Gtest Northern Tele-We are assured by ea the left—it should have been right. The rear truck passed no diftealty with the exception of the rear wheels. These came into) contact with the front wheels of the foremost vehicle and the impact drove them into the China Assur.
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