During the next fow days the tension gradually relaxed as it became increasingly evident that there would be no Northern counterattack. A British naval party was left on shore and has found armed sentries for the gates and a guard prepared to turn out for any little commotion.
There have been several. On November 20 two [Chinese soldiers who were found armed in the Conjcossion objected to being disarmed. Attempts were made to rouse the Jerowd, xpeechos were made just outside the Concession gates and threats that the Concession was to fie rushed.—However, the commotion simmered down when the Chinese authorities sent in a representative to whom the regulations were explained and the arms returned.
On November 30 there was very nearly a serious riot, when al Municipal policeman arrested coolie for committing a nuisance on the foreshore. All the other coolies, dashed to his rescue but here again a display of firmness accompanied by reason was sufficient to prevent! trouble, The policy has been consistently carried out of allowing no armed Chinese soldiers in the Concession. No attempts have been made to parade through the Concession to hold labour demonstrations, this! no doubt being due to the presenc> of foreign gunboats, The Posters Appear the Southern posters began to appear on the walls and} now every bl wnk space is plastered!
[fre wag? heard not far off|ete. There are sise" some' largelthe Chinese meaning of the term doubt that attempts also. will be picture posters of a distinctly Ruseian technique. One represents a Srowman labelled "Imperialist" melting in the sun. Another represents Wu Pei-fa, a football, kicked out of goal by an enormous, zeal-keeper, the People's Army. Yet another shows Wu Pei-fu with a blood-stained knife striking down student and a workman, and a villainous-looking fellow Iabelied "Englishman" holding up a_spare knife for Wa Pei-fu'to use. Except for some student scribblings this is the only definitely anti-British poster which has come to the The newspapers are more out-' spoken. The following leader is taken from the issue of December 2 of the "Min Kuo Hsin Pao," the local paper with the largest cir-
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Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.