was also reported that a Jarge num: ber of buses were kept standing by bby the Peace Preservation Corps to transport men wherever they were needed.
Late last night, a representative of the "North-China Gerald" again attempted to reach the scene of the shooting, and found the whole of the Hungjeo Road are alive with armed men, some of them wearing khaki uniforms and steel helmets and others the common blue-grey. All the roads were in darkness.
'The party was first stopped at Fraser Rood and then at Macleod Koad, where a sandbag barricade had been' erected. sy. were not. permitted to go further than the Rubicon Road Chinese police station, where there was a large Chinese post, wit. sandbags.
Night ut Kiangwan Two Shanghai residents were foreed to spend the might in the Kiangwan Golf Club when. Peace Preservation Corps_members. closed to. move into safer areas and other foreign residents living beyond the Rokusan Gardens in Dixwell Road were also warned 1o move.
"North-China Herald" made enquiries of the Chinese police late might; the latter denied that any official warnings had been given. Tt was believed possible that these the. warnings were given by the usual rumouremongers who were Intending prompt by them.
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