While the shops in the In-national Settlement—_emain closed, those in the French Concession have reopened; While defections of workers continue to be reported, in many directions men are drifting back to work; while there was an ugly incident at Chinkaang which was apparently only prevented from becoming something very much worse by the excellent behaviour of the Chinese police, Wusih reports] a city all calm and a promi of protection for foreigners in! any circumstances, and even at Ningpo where a huge demon tration was made by _students all was orderly; while the Chinese Advisory Committee, to the Council resigns, the Chine General Chamber of Commerce comes out boldly with an appeal: to the public to remain calm and keep the peace. Meanwhile the Chief Executive telegraphs to the provinces also urging calm; Hankow and Ysingtao are reported quiet again; and the Chinese delegates from Peking together with the new Commissioner for Foreign Affairs are actually in_ Shanghai.
throughout the week end events have been distributed on one side and the other, with, on the whole, the balance in favour of a better feeling. Now, with some of the dele-yates sent from Peking actually in Shanghai and others to come, we are entering on the sphere diplomatic investigation and Giscussion, Meanwhile it is pertinent to point out that the strike is probably causing more annoyance to the—Chinese community than to the foreign. It was certainly not realized by the agitators and strike leaders how quickly their intended victims would adapt themselves circumstances and—provide out of their own ranks the Jabour of which they had been deprived. As a case in point we may mention the splendid example of the Electricity Department. The last of its Chinese to remain at work went out last Thursday evening and on the morrow they were Prevented by the intimidators from returning. Since then this enormous undertaking has been entirely worked by foreigners, for the most part amateurs hastily recruited and intenstvely trained. 80 has it been in other occupations. The Telephone Company, for instance, is low being entirely run by voluntary workers, who may' certainly be warmly complimented on the excellence of. their service. In all directions, indeed, there have even been more offers of help than those responsible for distributing it always knew how to employ.
Jare instructed most urgently to maintain the situation as strictly Jas possible so that the peace may! not be broken, and so that every effort may be made to bring about Jan amicable settlement as soon aa possible.
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