Officer. G."Whieldon, and ub: upon they were to souther una wussly and cause trouble in the inking, either as armed Officer J.C. Bauld also rescued as many as they could, but xo the panic, even the women resister had] here, ur to act secretly us. plain-disturbers and foment trouble for the local authorities.
It has been reported that they] were not Communists, as one rumour had, but rather that they were here fora definite political motive—perhaps somewhat on the order of the plain-clothes troops who acted here during Sun Chuan-fang's regime, 'THe Shanghai "Nichi Nichi" reports that the Nanking Government, because of unstable conditions which lead to anti-official pro paganda, has ordered the muzzling of 48 local papers of various descriptions. times in Shanghai, and in his own difficult position he wished to say that he had had wonderful support [from the British people. He did not think that it would have been possible for him or any other man to have carried on without that support.
Mr. Garstin and Capt, Barrett also] responded on behalf of the guests, while vu the call of Mr.
Massey the guests drank the"heal!h of members of the Zero Club.
In the course of the evening tribute was paid to the Hon. Secret ary of the Club, Col. Cosgrave, for this work in arranging the dinner. help and struggled and fought even with their rescuers.
Police officers arrived on the seers little later and assisted. A huge crowd had by this time gathered outside the gate in Miller Road ant in the court yard, and batons had be used freely to force the people back and to give the rescuers chance (o do their wrk, Crowds: were pressed back as far as Haining Road and a row of police prevented their surging in again towards the gates.
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