Aall, asks Reuter to state that' during a conversation which he had with General Pei Chung-hsi the latter requested him to inform the public of Shanghai that he (the General) would hold himself responsible for the maintenance of order, which he earnestly desired to maintain and had the means of maintaining, and that "nothing would disturb the peace of Shanghai." He added that he "took full responsibility for his party and also for the labour unions, and he wanted to assure the public that there was no re son for anxiety.'
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.