The potice, assisted by a few mer. from the Scots" Guards and the Totally Unexpected The simple explanation whole affair is that the author at the ground were unable lo cope with a situation which was totally unexpected. It was probably the eat single crow that has ever red at a sporting affair and "the necessity of complete preps and carefully ce-ordinated arrange: ments for any future _oceasi where it is possible that there will be an abnormal crowd. No mention fof this matter would fe complete
work done by tie Tats Supt. Fair they made combined use of tact sind physien strength which could of have Leen hettered, and it is largely due to their efforts that the easualtylist— two wuinen taken to hospital and anything from 20 to an, cases of imine injury-—was nek notch bigger. The police on the other han after: wards paid a timate to the few ren of the Guards and Norton tons whom reference as already been meade, The Chinese Retepayers: Asso tion ave to Tadge a provost with Shanghai Munfeipal Council agama, Ue inadequate measures adopted by the police in dealing with the ered. They—alleye that the police, in handling the crowd, drew a line of distinction between foreigners and Chinese with—the result that many of the latter were Injured and none of the former wore hurt,
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