Anniversary Passes Shaoghal's garrison snd internal, security forces en Friday" were mobilized on the ces fon of duly 7. the second. anniversary of the outbreak of the 'Sino-Japanese. hontlities at {he Marco Polo' Bridge, and at the. time. fering, nothing. unussnl had. occurred. Boxed Jon's very cflciont-and.comprenensive. scheme the International Settlement and. the. French [Concession were virtually divided. into two Separate. arcas, nnd passage from one to. the other: was, possible only through streets where pedetsians and cars: were subjected to. search prevent the infiltration or movement of errors. Lard tibonk's fear that the Japanese fight act against the foreign areas id. not materialize. other, there. were. ce-op2ralive Imeasires in the foreign areas and. Japantse: feotrlied areas to" prevent any. dsluroances fehich mish interfere with the pence and Hood order of Shanhai, and as the population. nctoming itself to these precautionary, mobile Stiong only a minus' of inlertecence was steed aa Shanghare international guards. Dor: formed their duties, By midnight there. was 0 Felerolicn' of measures although the extreme necessity for vigilance was. not ignored. The manner' in which the foreign authorities have cen able" to: mobilize. againat eventuality tribute to the careful planning and organiza tion by those responsible, and the ce-operation for valunicers in both array to. make the Dian successful "The" French "Specins™ tool over lice duties in the 'Concession on 'Thursday ght and Friday the Settlement. Valuntecrs and "Speci their Bi with the rosular police and military fore ca. hep emergencies based' more'
Front policy, and at the wal conte lence of the party the United Front ssu were defeated by a majority of ov tone. According to the constitution the Labour Party, the question 2 United Front is thus disposed for another three years, so far as the Party is feencerned, The Labour supporters of the fauitation for collaboration with other move~ ments urge that the most pressing need in the present state of political affairs, particularly in foreign politics, is the defeat of the National Government, which is apparently blamed for every unsatisfactory feature of the situation. Tu face of this the differences between. the various parties of the opposition are declared be matters of minor importance. To this the Latour Party leaders reply that their movement has been built up on a policy of complete independence of all other political parties. They Ihave no political affinity with any other party, jand coalition would only lead to disintegration. Hine Liberals would not strengthen the Labour movement, the Tory dissidents would insist upon the party dropping its socialist policy, Jand the Communists would disrupt the parly completely. authorities in the desire that the ditions of peace and order be maintained, and Whatever are the political difficulties Jered by conditions Shanghai's neutrality shall be scrupulously observed.
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