were supplied with food and a ser-ant who undertook to lead them Back to" Minghong. the party. were atrprised to find that On approaching the Sokong Creek
their further progress was challenged a soldier" who after moving the breach locke of his rife back wards and forwards shouted tereity-Ihely ina Northern dialect what the travellers" presumed tobe. the. eaulaleut. of "Who Goes, there?" The Knowledge possessed by the. detectives of Mandarin. was" slight but their wits were brightened by, the tlrcumstances, and they shouted back fimultaneousty "in good. Mandarin 'Wal kuo Jen, pu yao kal chang" "We are foreigners, Don't. shoot'
The soldier and a few of his com-pantons all trembling then appreach-Ed'the detective party: with—thels Sayonets protruding in front. and both the soldiers and police officers were relieved to find. that there was ho further. occasion. for the use of Rrearma. The soldiers 008. explain-that they had come to Minghong ring the afternoon and" had taken up. fighting positions across the country and. ere ready for_actlon.
view of the intoness of the hour they. had taken Up positions they been instructed to be caret eating, with pedestrians. 'The detec. tives "may. not. have fared so. well had' fley come tothe somme spot Weniy-four hours tater. "Alter planation had_been exchanged the Smcer in charge at the Bridge Head Ssstgned" one of is men who knew the password to aet a8 the mule of the "detective party. This soldier brought hem safely to their motor car om Minghong Road but not with: ut "incident." While - proceeding through the military lines they" paso about tve posts at cath of which they were vociferously challenged. Bui the password proved an open Sesame and enabled them to get through. "On their-return to Shang-hak they wore received by the Commissioner of Police and Commandant or the Volunteers, who were. glad that they got safely back and thank {ul for the comprehensive. Informa tion they had collected, Shanghai was finally captured by General Chang Vu-ming. commanding S''Mixed. Brigade of Hupeh troops ud. fighting inthe Kiangsu "side. Generals Lu Yung-hsiang and Pongcling were obliged to flee, and their troops were taken over" and Feotyanized. bythe. victors, General Lithen proceeded to Manchuria via Japan:
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