Shanghai, Oct, 22.
VENTS in Shanghai followed one another in quick succession yesterday following the murderous attack on two members the Settlement police in the troubled Western district on the evening of October 20. These events included a second appeal to the Consular Body by the Shanghai Municipal Council, activity by British troops, who erected sandbag barricades and provided sentries to patrol the danger areas, and the rushing of police reinforcements, including the Reserve Unit to the corner of burgh and Vu Yuen Roads where the attack, which resulted in the death of a Chinese constable and serious injury to a Sikh constable, took place.
Interested, but rather nervous spectators of the busy scenes in the Western district, were constables of the "Special Municipality" police, who still maintained their positions on the pavement and "directed" trafic with the Settlement constables.
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Ton wort after the "Special Muni. constables. They lett, however, and cipality" police had invaded the out continued down Vu Yue side roads area, pointed out the curious crowd of Chi ers gathered round them. seriousness of the situation following A brave figure yesterday the attack by three unidentified gun+ it was plain to see that he was pain-Jmen on the evening of October 20, fully ill at ease surrounded as he Jand asked for full support by. Settlement policemen and British taining Couneit control over the puted roads. soldier the "Special Muni Tu the Western district itself there Cipality® constable. whose assignment It''was to duplicate teale. control was activity throughout the day, Bri ha Sikh. policeman at the scene military trucks of the shooting. Refusing to. be Totter manned awed by the assembly of might this [Shanghai Muni rather" young fellow—created down pathetic picture as he followed with were made to prevent any his eyes each change of light from further incidents of such a. serlout red to green and, with his baton Get. 20.""Seltlement constables, con- Qu jonaa awed, the dictates of his nature asthe. shooting." afray' on 19, een and, with his, baton tu
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On {throughout the district and in spit the formidable array of arn the British forces and 3 police, "Special Municipality" constables, some of them armed with rifles, stuck to their positions on the pavements and roads, although Rervousness was apparent in their whole demeanour.
At the corner of Edinburgh and Vu Yuen Roads, scene of the shoot the " previous night, Police were assembled in full force. Here. the full striking power of the formidable Reserve Unit was, gathered to ready to cope with any eventuality that might arise while sentries from the 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, clad in full marching order, including respirators and. steel helmes, patrolled up and down past silent' Chinese con stables of the "Special Municipality.
British Army Labour rorties At the northeast comer of the intersection of the two roads labour parties from the East Surrey Regiment piled sandbag on sandbag unfit 2 formidable redoubt had." been created behind which fully armed soldiers took their places to safeguard the security of the area. Incrested spectators, Who-stopped for few minutes to watch the work proceeding were two Japanese 3¢0-
Sikh constable left him holding his white and black stick against. the oncoming trafic. No action was taken by him, however, when a Chinese" cyclist, disobeying his Signal, brushed. by his arm., with quick turnabout he" was soon in the correct position and continued, following the commands of the Sikh policeman.
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