Disturbances No trouble was anticipated by the Settlement and Concession police for today, on the occasion of the International Labour Day, although mild precautionary measures were understood to have been put into force since midnight last night.
As far as could be learned, no demonstrations have been planned and no meetings convened in celebration of the world-wide holiday and with the exception of a larger nufpber of policemen in the streets, there will be no outward signs of anything. unusual. In the French Concession, the policemen are expected to wear steel-helmets, whilst the light armoured vans are expected to patrol streets, merely in a precautionary capacity however, whilst the Settlement's "Red Marias" are expected to be in readiness to leave for the scene of any possible trouble at a mínute's notice.
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