Concession Hankow, Oct. 20.
The infection of the French Concession authorities to guard the Confession, and Keep order. within boundaries in the event of emergency, was evidenced this morning, when spectacular rehearsal of the defence arrangements was held, The rehearsal lasted from 7 until 1230 am, under the supervision of the defence commander, Capt. La Hall The French garrison, 400 strong. was reinforced by a landing party of 100 men drawn from the French ships Amiral Charmer and Francis Garnier, It was also augmented by a volun teer corps composed of 73 civilians, Including twelve women, who. will serve as telephone operators, to sure that the communications between the four defence posts into which the [Concession is divided will be smoothly Promptly at 7 am, steel-helmeted landing parties and khaki-clad volun teers were concentrated on the French Bund," where light infantry gun french mortars. and midget tanks com: pleted the picture. Later, the detach ments marched off to man the strong ly constructed defence works, erected at strategic points along the' Concession boundaries, strung with heavy barbed: wite barricades, Captain La Halle, at the conclusion for the operations," declared himself Satisfied with the morning's exercises.
Despite these preparations, it must emphasized, foreigners" living "in he French Concession, and in' th special Administrative Districts, are ceding a'normat and cam exiience fRard—euter. sri Se Paving
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