The situation in general yesterday showed a considerable impro-cement over Thursday, Nanking Road had assumed a tranquil commercial, attitude. Some Volunteers were given passes for the day.
Tt had been believed that. the Prench Concession would escape the is full effects of the strike, but this yht as not proved to be the case. Daily a few more shops. closed and yesterday the i agitators seemed to hi fective everywhere, all the Chinese shops were closed, alth ugh, just as in the International Settlement, doors were left open and customers readily were served with whatever they ordered.
The French authorities refused to get excited aboitt the new development and apparently do not anticipate any exceptional _trouble Previously a few sailors and marines had been landed and the Concession's defence forces quite recently were reinforced by strong contingent of Annamites drafted into the existing guard.
Furthermore, a number of foreigners have joined the French The French authorities therefore probably wrong in thinking that they have enough men to handle the situ As stated in the beginning, there is. an understanding between the Concession and the Settlement for mut-val_ ce-operation.
The principal additions to the ranks of the strikers were the staffs of the Palace, Kaleeand Bur-Ington Hotels and now all the hotels than these two events to convince at heart, of whatever nationality, that foreign lives are to be protect all sane Chinese of the general pub-should stand shoulder to should of ed, that students are to refrain front Tic—and we know that their num. against the monster which thea! t- violence, public processions and de-hers are large—all officials who fens her. monstrations are forbidden, and the value their future posi students must return to their lessons even their safety, all Chinese who fand Leave the management of polit have any real love of their eounfecal affairs to. those whose proper try, tha thei inter ete and those business it is. In the native part of ent crisis; and that it ix the boun-the foreigner are one in the pres-
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