Aug. 17.
It is impossible to pass without comment the amazing outburst in the "Shanghai Mainichi" concerning the various incidents which occurred in connection with the anniversary of the opening of Sino-Japanese: hostilities around Shanghai, 'There should be no mistake about it, the precautions, which' the authorities of the two foreign areas took: against outbreaks of disorder, were chiefly directed against possible activities of Chinese guerillas, who, it was feared, might have selected one of the days over the week-end for the purpose of attacking the Japanese wherever they might have been found and stoating a state of general alarm. Contrary all expectations the Chinese, for some un~ known reason, stayed their hand, and in the absence of any activities on their part, Shanghai was treated to an object lesson of what certain Japanese,—whether officially in-snited or not is not clear,—and a terrorist otanization operating, it Is to be supposed from all the evidence, on behalf of the Ta Tao Government, could do in the way of] endeavouring to stir up trouble. This journal refers to believe that the Japanese authorities themselves were not behind what hap-bened, and that the incidents which were
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