Although Shanghai seethed with various rumours all day on Tuesday, some of which concerned an attack on the Settlement by the Communists, others attacks on Chapei police stations by the same parties fand still a third referring to a revolt of troops in the immediate vicinity, nothing untoward eventuate pared with 1926, The sterling equivalent at the average exchange of 2s, 9-13/16d. is $9,677,000 as compared with £12,165,000-in 1928, The chief increases wore record ed at Tientsin-Haikuan Taels 920,- 000; Dairen—Haikuan Taels 341, 000; Harbin—Hatkuan Taels 288,- 000; Swatow—Haikuan Taels 265, 000; Antung—Haikuan Taels 105,-
Tt seems as though the Chinese authorities were somewhat concerned, however, and the officer in charge of the 66th station in the vicinity of the Pootoo Road station telephoned at 7 pam, to the Settlement police, fand intimated that there might be fan uprising of the Communists, which, being the case, he would ro-quest the ce-operation of the Settlement police.
When this word was received at headquarters, all stations north of the Soochow creek, Canton—Hatkuan Taels. 1,698,000, The revenue of the Native Customs under the control of the officiating Inspector-General 000, a decrease of Haikuan 720,000, 'All foreign Joan and indemnity obligations secured on the Custom: including the service of the Reorganization Loan, have been mot full. The' cost in silver of the above gold obligations was Haifrom ingtsxepo0 to Pootoo Road kuan Taels 00,611,000, as compared station, were put in a slate of pre Haikuan Taels "53,183,000 in cautionary mobilization, owing to the higher silver 'Throughout the day, however, the rate of exchange for the same ob-Bri 'Army Intelligence and' th ligations in 1926, CLD. had agents in Chinese terri-'The service, both interest and tory and certain British units were redemption, of all domestic loans told to be ready in case of trouble, secured on the cancelled indemntt the unified command leaving nothing. has been met in full and the inter-to chance. est on domestic loans secured on The French Potice also were on the Customs Surplus which are their guard, and, although they al-under the control of the Inspector= lowed ingross and egress from Geuieral has also boon met in full, Boulevard des Deux Republi Dut owing to the deficiency in re-they were net to be eausht napping.
Venue no redemption payments on The rumour that the El any of these loans could be mad soldiers have not been given The redemption payments of the pay and are in a less state has is] Consolidated Debt are therefore been proved to some degree to be now two years in arrears—Reut true, Big Shanghai Decreases Much Ado About Nothiny of The Customs returns for Shang-18 spite of the fear and conhai show a drop of over seven mil-stomation which appeared to have obsessed the Chinese authorities on lion taels for 1927 as compared with the preceding year, The figures are Tuesday—they going 20 far as as follows:—to request municipal ce-operation should trouble occur in Chinese during the night with the exception 1227 SRE "teach cocmantee "between tuck ride viol Shanghai South Station and a Papa "don sul soporred that queria appeared in the vicinity of the Fukienese Guild with the apparent purpose of surrounding the build kau at 7 o'clock on Tuesday event was discontinued on Wednesi ing and seizing such arms ammunition as were kept inside.
Owing to a rigorous censorship on Throwzhout the day, Chinese military sere very active and at IL the part of the Chinese authorities the truth has not been learned, but o'clock on Wednesday morning ate rested nine men whom they alleged are the leaders of " particular group of Communists "who have been What their purpose was in doing instigating this trouble. Another this is unknown, some holding that civilian wa: arrested at the corner it signal, while others more of North Szschuen Road and Ju kong Road by a Chapei constable while in the act of posting a wa card is unfounded, but that there pon which was inscribed "Long live the Soviet Government." Duy-was an actual attack on the mili tary to which the soldiers replied. ing the day other persons similarly About" seventy shots in li were bent also were taken into eusteds, fired with the result that four men Sun's Agents Here? in uniform and four persons in civilian clothes were Killed out-'The Chinese papers state that right. It was also stated that four Nationalist soldiers on thes persons were wound: d. The uni-evening in Nantao disarmed 60 reformed men, upon being searched, emits, who ure believed to be ax were found fo have in their posses jun Chuan-fang, sion special badges and wore disation in by of Einetive. buttons who. had Martial law had been proclaimed gathered in the vicinity of the Mitsui Previously at 6 o'clock and this Coalyard, and who. fired on the state of affairs continued through military when they approached, was Out the mie. broken up by the vigour of' the The precautionary mobilization soldiers. Several are reported to of the Municipal police, which be- have been wounded,
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