Nov. 19.
One of the main features in the columns of the Chinese newspapers Yesterday were reports of precau-Yionary measures being taken [various important cities agai possible serious disturbances, Mart! fal law has been proclaimed in such cities og Harbin, Peking, Tsina' Hankow and Chinchow, wher rumours of rebel attacks were cui rent.
Tu the Chinese areas yesterdi wag reported that more than 100] shots, were heard fired in the east-jem and southern parts of, Chapei Nate on Tuesday night. Col. Cheo Shih-tseng, Commiscioner of "the Bureau of Public Safety, who. received similar reports to this effect, mage personal investigations yeste:- day but to no Beginning yesterday, martial law still being conducted on pedes fand in vehicles at the important] Jerossings. Traffic is stopped after Rigid, martial Jaw as entered Harbin on Tuesday evening, when' rumours of an outbreak of serious disturbances similar to there which occurred in Tientsin were current, according to messages re-[ceived by Chinese papers. It was] Feported that a mars meeting the Japanese residents in the city Wwas held in. the afternoon on the same day, details of which were, however, withheld, According toa telegram from Tsinan, martial law ig being enforced there every night after 10 Joclock, in accordance "with a profelamation" issued" by the Head: quarters of General Han Fu-cho, Ghaizman of the Shantung Provin jeial Government, who, in an inter-jew with Chinese press Rives, pledged full attention to the maintenance of peace and order. [According to a "China Times" 3e-rent in that that plans had been completed certain parties to start serious disturbances there, The strictest martial lay has licen enforced in, Pekit "Shunpao", "All tref terrainments, such as cinemas and theatres, are, stopped at 6 fally, while the city yates are d at 7 pin, Machine guns are posted around Tung Chao Ming Hung. All) the shops close for business shortly] after 6 pin, and black cloths are} Ihung behind' the windows of tele-Jeraph offices s0 as to prevent the finite within being seen in the An important joint meeting military and police authorities was} field in Hankow on, Tuesday after-oon, "when diceassiong of reco onery measures were held, "Mart fal law is being rigidly enforced, was. reported in yesterday's "Shun pao,"
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