The Archive · 1925

SHANGHAI GIRL STUDENTS' PROCESSION

Demonstrating against the imagin- ary misdeeds of he police, soldiers have been constantly on guard at all. Concession gates. Foreign volunteers, only. patrolled the strocts night and day up until the afternoon of June 10, mainly, to seo that order was kept. Th afternoon of June 10, a few: Munic ppal police were stationed on point uty in the Concession, where they would be directly under view of foreign volunteers. The evening fof June 11th British sailors came ashore and are now patrolling the streets, unarmed, with foreign vol Feng-tien soldiers are still guarding the gates.

All women and children hat been sent to Shanghai or on of the Concession to points of safety. The situation here is quiet and there is no cause for alarm at present. The Concession gates are open in the day time but closed at ight, as in ordinary times he writer, in conjunction with all other Chinkiang residents, wishes to take this opportunity to state that the British Consul and the British Municipal Secretary have handled this. situa ina manner highly to mended. The writer carmot but believe that the Chinese residents hero deplore the fact that any damage was done. The writer docs not believe the students. had anything to do with the riot hero. The ruffians engaged in this altair simply took advantage of the fact that the students were having parade, and no doubt obtai ed previous formation that the cession would be open and une guarded.

Note—The above are the trae facts of the ease and Chinkiang residents were all consulted ay to the accuracy of these xtatem fore mailing this article, writer can also personally vouch for the accuracy of the above statements. Any accounts of the Chinkiang incident which do not agra with the above are pure

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