Shanghai, Feb. 26.
; EMINISCENT: of the precautions that were taken here on August 13, last year, barbed-wire barricades were thrown across various thoroughfares and all alleyways with double entries in, the Central, Louza and Chengtu Road districts, by scores of coolies of the P.W: D, beginning early yesterday, whilst search patties consisting of police and members of the Russian Regiment, S.V.G, were busy, in particular, along the Bund and at all main erdss*sireets leading from the Settlement into the Concession.
ye!All pontoons on the Bund were carefully watched and all arrivals searched by uniformed police, whilst steel helmeted Russian Volunteers stood on guard with rifles and fixed bayonets. This step, it was learned, had been taken as it was found that many of the terrorist crimes perpetrated in the Settlement in recent weeks, were planned and carried out by people living in areas across the river and other points not under the control of the Settlement authorities. These gunmen, it was stated, found it h simple task to enter the Settlement by the river and to leave again the same way, once their missions were carried out.
Seaforth Highlanders continued to patrol. Nanking Road throughout Xena by during. the night. at. their esterday and they are understood to
Race Course billets, thus being avall-Able inthe minimum period of time it their services should be required.
In the American sector, whilst special patrols were seen in the streets, precautions have also been taken and. two members of the Marine Corps are on duly at the corner of Vu Ya Ching and Bubbling Welt Roads, day and night, having a field telephone at. their disposal to Inform their headquarters of anything untoward that may occur. At regular Intervals, trucks with a large number of marines, armed with rifles, pass Ahrough the various thoroughfares in the American sector, although Iberty, far og could be ascertained last ight, had not been curtailed for the members of the Corps. The present measures are merely deemed as strictly precautionary ones against the large number of assassinations of provJapanete officials of the "Reformed. Government" which have occurred In past. months.
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