Owing to.the careful precautions taken by the police authorities of ithe International Settlement, the French Concession and. Greater Shanghai, not a single incident of Red terror or outrage occurred in this district on August 1, the anniversary of the so-called international Red Day.
Repeated raids by the police on Bolshevists and Red sympathizers during the last few weeks, coupled ith continual seizures of incendiary literature designed to incite the opulence to disorder, frustrated any Plans that may have been made for jo local outbreak, By striking at ithe leaders of the local Communists lard adopting the most, severe sea sures possible towards them, the police feel that the lesser figures jin Red circles feared to start any trouble knowing that instant—retribution would be brought down on their heads. precautionary measure, law was enforced Greater risen Commander, who, with Shanghai by the "Gar the other Chinese authorities, believed that some effort might be made by [Canton agents or Reds: to attack government officials. Patrols of soldiers were on duty throughout [Chinese territory but the day pa led peacefully.
In the International Settlement jand the French Concession the police equally were on the alert with Nanking Road and other -trouble jeentres of the past well patrolled by uniformed and plain-clothes men. [The same precautions were taken districts inhabited chief by mill workers and in localities where JCommunist agitators are known to thave been at work recently.
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