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SLAND 7 CADD SHANGHAI PRINTER 1314
WHEN THE SHANGHAI DEMONSTRATION STARTED ALL BRITISH WOMEN
AND CHILDREN INSIDE THE CONSULATE WERE EVACUATED BY A REAR ENTRANCE BUT THE MEN STAYED BEHIND. AMONG THESE WAS THE COMMANDER
OOF THE BRITISH SLOOP ALACRITY, WHO HAD ASSEMBLED LORRIES
FOR THE EVACUATION OF ALL STAFF IN CASE OF VILLENCE.
BOTH FOREIGN AND CHINESE OBSERVERS HIGHLY PRAISED THE TACT
OF THE POLICE DURING THE DEMONSTRATION.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE MAYOR'S SECRETARY REMAINED
IN THE CONSULATE COMPOUND TO SEE THAT A PLAN TO GUARD AGAINST INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THOSE AT CANTON YESTERDAY WAS CARRIED OUT.
THROUGHOUT THE DAY BRITISH NATIONALS AND UNITED STATES MILITARY PERSONNEL STAYED INDOORS WHEN POSSIBLE. REUTER
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