Formal Inauguration of the New, Local Government Grant Allocated by the American Red Cross The format "inauguration" of the called Special Provisional Citizens!
The American Red Crvss has sent despatch to the American Consul-
During the past few days too] much has been heard of the supposed inadequacy for the defence of the French Con-a representative of the]
yrth China Daily News" made of the boundaries of the Conces sion for the purpose of establishing exactly the extent of barricades and reinforcements.
The authorities state that there fare atthe present time 1,000 colonials or marines, 250 biue-Jackets off the French ships, [Jules Michelet and Marne, with 50 Jadditional in reserve, 4,000 An-ramie police, 200 special police, 120 volunteers and one machine-gun company of colonials, which brings, their up to about 1,200, the defence force of the Concession, in all not far short of 3,000 men.
An additional reinforce: ment of 500 colonials is also expected) from Indo-China, and the French cruiser Betlatrix is ex route /Shanghal at the present time.
The Chief Foreign Area Proceeding from the British defence Lines at the end of Avenue [Joffre art the commencement of 'Avenue Haig, a tour of the French outposts brings out the fact that Avenue H as far as! the junction with Avenve Petain is well guarded with sentry' posts, barbed wire and sandbag block houses. The section known by the French authorities as Pottier, that western district in which the greater number of foreign residents live, is protected by colonial troops and bluejackets, The latter are considerably cincentrated in. the furthest outpost of where the Roman Catholic Cathedral and Convent and. all bridges approaching it from the]
'The curfew order came into full force on Saturday night. Some' hundreds of Chinese were round up after 10 pin. searched and sent home. For the most part they were harmless people, hotel boys and the like, Many foreigners were also stopped and if they got some rude language they have only themselves to thank for giving the Defence Forces wholly unnecessary trouble, These are times when people "might well be more conside rate, All barriers leading into the Settlement were closed at 6.30 o'clock yesterday morning by order of the Municipal Council, Immediately after this, the Chinese authorities also forbade all traffic to enter the Settlement or to enter Chinese territory from the Settle-
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