The International Settlement The British subjects in Shanghai number several
thousands, of whom by no means all live within the International Settlement. There are vessels of the Royal Navy in the harbour, and we cannot be too thank- ful that three battalions of British troops have been
there throughout. These are now reinforced by a•battalion and artillery from Hong-kong. The United
States and France also have men-o'-war and marines there ; Italy has a small contingent, and unfortunately the Japanese section is occupied by them of right. On Thursday, January 28th, the British Brigadier organized the Defence Committee. The respective forces took over their sectors of the boundary. The whole Defence Force, including the police and the British Volunteers,. amount to about 10,000 men on land. Their delicate task is to defend the Settlement's neutrality and preserve their own.
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