The Archive · 1939

Agitators Urge Crowds

Tientsin, June 15.

The situation in the foreign Concessions showed no serious development today, the second, day of the Dockade which is being enforced by the Japanese, The highlights of today's events' were An unsuccessful attempt by agitate fs to Incite a crowd of about 2,000 Chinese to rush the British Concession barrie The distribution of inflammatory: Uterature by police of the former German Concession—now Japanese-controlled territory; and The detention and search of several foreign vessels, 'Meanwhile, the food situation appears 10 be' deteriorating. The attempt to incite a Chinese crowd to rush the British Concession occurred this morning, when the Chinese, who had lined "up for examination by Japanese patrols prior to entering the ritish Concession along Race Course

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