Shanghai passed a very quiet day yesterday, just one month after the Nanking Road affair, a day which the Chinese, to judge from their recent utterances, wish to add to the "already long list, of commemorative days. Though the Municipal police and the other defence organizations not anticipate any serious trot ble during the day, the authorit took all possible precautions so as to avoid a recurrence of conditions which precipitated the original demonstration and the subsequent proceedings. The entire police force were in readiness to respond to calls while the full quota of Spe were on active duty or were hel in reserve at the stations.
The volunteers too, were either on patrol or in. tillets, awaiting an; stole call for duty. The armoured cars had full crews and some of the motors moved through the roads.
Several ordinary motor cars. rolled the roads with the latest type of jure shoulder machine gun out of sight, but not unattended. "Although the naval forces took posts igned to them, they had no work todo; he fact that they were there obviated any chance of an outbreak. Last night, though vigilance was of relaxed in the slightest, the services of some of the units were dis with, while to-day, it 1d, usual routine orders will be followed.
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