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A tour of the boundaries of the International Settlement, where are found the outposts of Shanghai's defenders, now aumbering 11,100 British, 1,630 Japanese marines and sailors. 1,434 U.S. Marines, 200 Italians, between 100 to 120 Dutch, 100 Spanish, 90 Portuguese, and

about

REVOLUTIONARY SENTIMENTS!

TIME.

ENGLISH JOURNALIST'S VISIT.

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A Shanghai paper gives the

Although there is little open de following account of * Chinese

monstration against foreigners thu demonstration held on March 23rd crowds in Chapei are seething with in Chapel to "welcome" the cc-excitement; says a writer in the

the cupation of Shanghai by Nationalist forces. No less than 500,000 people are shid to have been present and the fare offered was of the purest revolutionary brand.

1,200 Shanghai Volunteer Corps, would make any resident in

Our Contemporary states: the Settlement breathe more easily, writes Louis B. Wilson in the North According to the Minkuopao at China Daily News. It would con-1pm Wednesday, March 23rd, the Shanghai residents held A MAIS "vince him among other things of the enormous amount of efficient meeting on a piece of vacant ground organization which has been in pro in Chapel, to welcome the anti- Northern Expeditionary Forces gress, and that the patrols of all and to support the District Govern nationalities Keep smiling."

iment.

North China Daily News. The st mosphere is tense and the opinion af.a representative of this journal who walked through towards North actually dangerous, for foreigners, Station, is that it is unwise, if not to go beyond the Settlemen: boun daries.

The article continues:-

Our representative, who was ac-" companied by two friends, left his car in the Settlement at the North

Szechuan Road Extension outpost, passed too British soldiers and took two rickahas. While in this road there was little to show that they had entered Chinese territory. Groups of Japanese sailors were scattered about; most of the shops were open and ricksha coolies had the same ingratiating grin and smattering of twenty-centa, Mis ter" English that is such an in- from evitable part of the Settlement.

There were present over 500.000 persons representing over 1,000 public bodies. Flags of a white sun on a blue sky were dis- played everywhere in Chapei.

From 9 am the people began to arrive at the meeting place, and many persona who Cam Santao were stopped by the Settle- ment authorities

Apparently they keep smiling even in the face of great odds, such 13 - teeming Shanghai drizzle, which bleakness was perpetrated upon the city on Thursday. that time straw mat-sheds, comprie ing billets throughout the patrolled areas, and tin helmets were drip- ping .in discouraging rivulets. Patrols, accosted on the route were ready with an answer, but it was The Shanghai District Kuomin soon evident that the work of col-tang Party had prepared 500,000 lecting any first hand data regard-coples of circulars and 20,000 copies ing actual numbers and additional of Evi in Daily News for dis outposts was out of the question, tribution at the meeting, but as to thoroughly had the intricate they were being conveyed in a motor atens of the Settlement yielded to car through the Settlement they the efficiency of the military, were seized by the British police, who also arrested four men who were in charge of printed matter.

(Slogans.

The following slogans were cried

"Success to the Labourers' Re volution!"

The American Marines. Actually, the U.S. Marines, o! whom there are three battalions, all known as the Fourth Regiment, are stationed for the most part in Yangout for the benefit of the assembly: tszepoo. Two battalions (approxim ately 400 men each) are there and one in the western district. Their area extends from the Settlement Boundary Line on the east go Dalny Road.

Let the Revolutionary Army be Western regimental Headquarters united with the people! for the American Marines are siku-

"Uproot all the reactionary ated at 03, Sinza Road, where the forces!" battalion's activities are central Support the Nationalist Goy ized. The region under patroja etumenti" the western district has for

Support the Shanghai Fro- boundaries the Settlement line on visional Revolutionary Govern- the west and Mohawk and Thoburnment!" Kend on the east.

A Marked Change. The rickshas were stopped by Cantonese outposts while soldiers and legitimately very naturally

Our representa- searched for arms. tive was tapped everywhere except in the vicinity of his hip pocket, the natural place where a foreigner carries a revolver.

However, as he was unarmed, it made no difference.

His ricksha was first in line and was allowed through without fur- ther bother.

A Black Gown Executed. As our representative passed the "guards & troop of soldiers, grabbed "Let the revolutionists and the a Chinese civilian dressed in a black gown and, in spite of his struggles labourers get united!"

and protests, took him away to be executed. He was dragged past our representative's ricksha and turned and appealed for help. Probably he was one of the" men who in the past few days have been aniping at foreigners from the OS alleyways off Szechuan Road Exten- sion but drowning men will clutch at any straw and his lock of appeal as he begged for protection from the hated foreigner was pitiful. The soldiers dragged him up a side strect towards a building from which floated enormous sille Kuo- Restore the Foreign Settlemintang fags and some time after- wards 1 shot rang out. One can "Overthrow the militarists ?***

Support the Shanghai General Labour Union!"

Abolish all superfluous taxes!": Let all farmers, labouters, mer chants, nationalists and soldiers be

Italians, Dutch, Spaniards. Italians numbering about 100 in their landing party are stationed along Dixwell Road to Dalny Road and have their beadquarters in the united! S.M.C. workshops in Chaoufoong

..~tments : · Road.

The section forming along row strip from Soochow Creek along Kiangsi Road to Avenue Ed- ward VII and back alang Sze rehnen Road to the Creek is under the patrol of the 100-120 Dutch sailors and marines off the cruiser Sumatra.

In front of this atrip of terri- Lory is the Spanish landing party numbering 100 out of the 340 mem bers of the Blaz de Lezo and three or four officers. Sandbag embank ments and a healthy looking Lewis gún planted in full view the Garden Bridge have already, given the Shanghai public an inkling about their line of patrol, which

Eloquence!

say no more.

The Chinese were not exactly hos tile but certainly were not friendly. The following are typical ex- They had that tense spirit that nerds only the proper incident to amples of the speeches delivered: become dangerous.

This Chinese Loong Dah doo, the representa- "You Englishman.

General country.

You go back English of the Shanghai tive Labour Union: "We have

was one. remark leered now ecuntry" secured our freedom and we must at the party by an angry Chinese, preserve it with our blood; it has as he jostled them off the sidewalk. been obtained at the cost of much No notice was taken.

All given by labourers. blood labourers, farmers, soldiers, and merchants should get united and support the Revolutionary Govern ment!"

Anti-Foreign Posters,

Most significant of all, however, was & lurid poster depicting for eign "Imperialism." Koo Ler Pab, of the "Provincial

It portrayed a European jump. Dising on a Chinese and about to stab Kuomintang party:-"The extends along the Bund as far as frict Revolutionary Government him. Only one glance at the ex- Avenue Edward VII. barbed wire barricade. Both the Spanish and has been formally established as a cited crowds that gathered around Dutch landing parties come under result of the revolution of the it showed what effect such pro- the heading of the Internal Defence people and the struggle of the peo paganda would have on them. area in the Centra. district which is being adequately patrolled by

units of the S.V.C.

The Japanese Guard.

There

are

Finally after talking to one or two. Cantonese others who were most cordial, the party turned back and as they entered the Settlement an aeroplane passed overhead. It agene Chen, the Cantonese Minis Eugene ter for Foreign Affairs.

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COPRA PRODUCTION CUT ple. We should do our utmost to

upport this

Government, which

BY TYPHOON. has been established at the cost of much bloodshed. The people of

The effect of the typhoon which Shanghai have now secured their The Japanese landing party, one freedom, and we must help people

hit the southern provinces of Luzon last November will be a big reduc of the largest, comprises five bat in other places who have not yet

tion in the production of copra in Let the cruisers secured their freedom. talions, off the three

Evidence Against Southerners. the Philippine Islands, or spite of Tenryu, Tame and Senden, and off people unite in order to bring 14 about the emancipation of the four destroyers

Yet even at the Settlement gates two agricultural years, in spite of Japanese vessels, the others making Chineso people! Let all join there is more damning evidence the fact that other provinces are up this number being gunboats now the Kuomintang party--the party against the activities of Southern expected to have larger crops this

these waters. North which is working for the welfare of advance. Found in a day of Chapel mitted to Dr. Stanton Youngberg, nhangna: Cottons (old)...Tia. så pom. stationed in

by regular troops, then year, according to & report sub Range Road and Hangkew, with the people!" parts of Wayside and Yangtzzepoo Wong Shui Li, of the District In the mud outside the barricades director of the Bureau of Agricul makes up the district patrolled by Kuomintang party: The Shang- at North Honan Road entangled in ture.

The provinces affected by the last the business-like Japanese marines has people desire to help the Re- the barbed wire itself, lies the hat and sailors, Hongtew Park dis volutionary Government. Let us of a Cantonese soldier, complete typhoon are Laguna, Tayabas, and trict is entirely under their pigil welcome the Anti-Northern Expedi- with star.

Batangas, which together produce British Tommies have two more 2,972,000 picula of copra yearly. ance, and baricades around all tionary Force! Let us support the

and from Chinese Kuomintang party! Let in their possession. alleyways leading to Chinese territory bave Japanese us all get united!. The revolution- And yet it was only the pour pickets stationed there.

ary people in Shanghai have al fugitive Shantung men who tried The reason for

for extensive Japanese ready conquered their enemies

to get past our barricades" one of protection in this districs lies in the (eries of "Long Live Lia Hwat" them said cynically. Jurge humber of Japanese residing We must support the Revolutionary- thereabout. When the warsing was Government in Shanghai and over- first issued early in the week, about throw the reactionary forces." 1,300 Japanese left he district and sought refuge inside the Settlement, there being quarters provided for those who could not go to homes of friends, in the Japanese Public.

established School, It was Thursday, however, that 70 pez ceat. of this number had returned to their residences in Pagshan.

Portuguese Activity,

Resolutions.

The following seven resolutions were then passed :-

1. That all anti-revolutionary activities be eradicated.

THE CURFEW HOUR. BADGES AND BANNERS PROHIBITED.

UNAUTHORISED PERSONS

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...3494 mel.

..$35 nom.

..$10 not.

Foreign Settlement shall under any pretence whatsoever appear in the. Streets or in cay Public Place in Uniform or wearing any Distinctive China Lights(comb.)......$15 sel.

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China Providents"ko. or Association,

Constructions.com 3.-No Person shall under any

Dairy- Farma pretence whatsoever carry any Flag

Der A NO

or Banner or wear any Sash or other Device in the Streets or in any Public Pince, bearing any in- 2. That the Nationalist Govera

scription in Chinese or in any ment be requested to restore the Foreign Settlements in Shanghai ing with emergency measures has Foreign Language.

4. All residents are required to immediately.

been issued by the Shanghai Muni-

remain within their houses between The Portuguese Sector is in the That the Revolutionary Discipal Council:-

For the better Preservation of the the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 Hongkew district. When the trou-trict Government be requested to

5.Any Person contraveningwany. Lies first began on Monday, about warn the Settlement authorities to Peace and Good Order of the 30 men, sailors and a party of in-release those persuas arrested in Settlement and for the Protection of the Terms of this Warning, or of all Peaceful Residents, WARN interfering with the Police or other fantry, with two marine oficers in connection with revolutionary ac

ING IS HEREBY ISSUED by the duly Authorized Officers of the charge, were landed off the cruisertivities Republica Their headquarters 4. That the District Government Council for the Foreign Settlement Council engaged in the Maintence of Peace and Good Order, or usurp were set in the Club Lusitano, be requested to enforce the de as follows:-

North Szechuan Road. mands made by labourers and other 1.-Chinese Troops, Soldiers or ing the Authority vested in theru, at 32,

Police of Whatsoever Description or otherwise Guilty of any Action Patrol district for the Portuguese people in various walks of life. extends along Woosung, Haining, 5 That the District Kuomintang are not permitted to Enter or Re-whatsoever Prejudical to Peace and Kashing and Yaloo Roada,

party and the Shanghai General main in the Settlement or on Roads Good-Order, WILL BE ARRESTED, LECLERC'S LIVER FINTHE Labour Union establish an office to belonging to the Settlement, arrage a service in memory those who have lost their lives.

The Portuguese Women's Club, quick to recognize the needs of the landing party have lost no time in providing hot coffee and sandwiches and, a few other comforts such as cigarettes for the men from that time ca.

of

2-No Person unless & Consular Oficer or a Member of the Naval or Military Forces landing in aid of the Civil Power or unless duly

6. That a monument the erected to the memory of the martyrs.

7, That the property of all anti-zuihorized by the Council for the revolutionists be confiscated.

(Continued on next Column).

FORTHWITH

Compliance with the above regula tions will be rigidly enforced. By order,

8. M. EDWARDS, Secretary. Council Chamber.

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