Special Munici. Police It is Anin Pol that indirectly made it known that they would take over the two traffic posts on Monday last but failed to do so in view of the precautions taken by the SMP. while the same intimidation was received on Wednesday, it being understood that an effort would be made to take over the two intersections on Thursday morning. Again strong precautions were taken and nothing happened. It is therefore only save to assume that last night's affray was æ direct attempt at intimidating the constables on duty there, with a view of taking over.
There can be no question of the SMP, constables having fired, as both the Sikh and the Chinese con-were in their hol-at the time at which they were stables actually left the scene a few minutes before the shooting although this could not Extraordinary were taken immediately after the cow-erdly shooting affray, Apart from the entire Reserve Unit being call-there and the British military authorities had strongly reinforced on duty on all the was furthermore understood by the "North-China Daily News" last night that armoured cars will be stationed both at the intersection of Great Western and Edinburgh Roads and Vu Yuen and Edinburgh Roads today, in order to prevent any forcible attempt on the part of the "Special Municipality" police to interfere again with the two traffic posts in question, German Steamer Leaves With 900 Evacuees Berlin, Oct. 20.
The German steamer Der Deutsche left Tallinn for Germany today with 1900 Germans aboard, according to a their units on the and dug trenches an rare ed preparations for a big offend ces, the "Petit Parisien" said. This
sive, the journal added.
The 93rd Allied communique said there was a quiet night and "rainy weather. Patrols were active on both sides at many points." There was also much patrol activity by both sides
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