On Sunday a riding party on Keswick Re.] unfortunately were subje-ied to machine-gun fire from the air. On Monday the British Military authorities who are responsible for that part of the defence of the perimeter issued warning against riding on that road at. the present time, owing to the development. of hostilities in the vicinity. "On the same. day, although the warning had been duly published in this journal of that morning's issue, the road was again used by riders, including one of the parly which had been fired at on the ay before, "This. curious conduct "does not commend itself to the esteem of the community.
betokens a. Mippant indiscipline which fentively inappropriate at this time, Criticism. has been made of the failure of oMcials to give fuldanice on this point. That is not justified for more than one reference has been made Public to the desirability of exercising caution in the Hunghio area. It should be assumed that] the normal intelligence of civilians who have assed through such an ordeal as that. which has come upon Shanghai since the beginning of August would be adequate to prevent bravado riding breeches from making Itself ridiculous, giving other people unnecessary. trouble and incidentally exposing dumb animals to danger of maiming or slaughter.
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