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ACTIVITY OUTSIDE GT. WALL
AT MEASURES
BEING TAKEN
THREAT TO UPSET CORONATION
(Special to "Talegrupb"}
Tientsin, March 6. Strict precautionary measures are being simultaneously taken by the Chinese and Japaneso author Itles within and outside the Great Wall.
A
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1934.
YOUNG STUDENT'S
JOY-RIDE
TAKES POLICE MOTOR-CAR
A student's "Joy ride" with a policeman's car in Kowloon last evening resulted in his appearing nt the Kowloos Magistracy this morning when he was charged with driving the car without a
once and without the consent
of the owner.
MUNITION MĀKERS TAKEN TO TASK
FLAYED BY SENATOR BORAH
(Telegraph Special.)
(Dy Telegraph. Copyright, Tolsgraphía Mem sages Ordinance.
firm)
Neria
Washington, Mar. 5.
A stinging denunciation of the The student concerned, Honry tactics of munitions manufac- Lam, aged 17, was stated by turere was delivered by Senator Traffic Inspector Saunders to be Borah in the course of a speech studying at La Salle College. Hia on the Navy Construction Bill.
Senator Borah, advocated com- parents were in Mexico, and his
the plate Government control of ball was supplied by a friend.
manufacture of arms and mun- itions.
..' ..
It was stated. that Sergeant Whitley left his car outside the In the course of his references Majestle Theatro at 7 p.m. yester to the munitions manufacturers, day when he went to the pictures, he charged them with creating and on coming out at 9p.m. he "estrangement and ill-will," of While the Chinese authorities in found his car missing. He tele-the type which was largely respon- the Luantung district are keeping phoned to the Water. Police gible for the situation which a sharp look-out for traitors who Station, and whilst he was away, brought about the World War.- are reported to be Recking oppor Sergeant Stevens saw defendant United Press. tunities to create disturbances in driving the car back to the park. connexion with the coronation Defendant was arrested.,
GRIM WAR PICTURE.
Washington, March 5.
of Pu Yi, the Manchukuo-Japanese| garrison forces in the Chinchow Defendant pleaded guilty to both If war should come between districts are fully occupied with chargos
the United States and Japan,
the task to suppressing so-called Inspector Saunders, in asking American soldiers "would be bandit activities, which are par for a heavy penalty, stated that torn limb from limb and dis- ticularly rife in the villages number of cars had lately been
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and this sort
around Sulchung and Chinchow.missing from the Majestic Theatro embowelled by munitions sold
park, car
of by our own compatriots," de- offence was becoming too frequent,clared Senator Borah in opposing No detailed reports are available Defendant should have known the $500,000,000 Naval Con- struction Bill on which the in regard to the actual extent of better,
A One of $25 was imposed on Senate will vote to-morrow. the Chinese Volunteer activity outside the Great Wall, but it is the first charge and $76 on the significant that a circular tele second,
of the gram issued in the nome
"traitors," including
Sonator Borah asserted that American munition manufacturers were selling their products to the Orient.
Chines: Volunteer Army la Man-
It was not believed that arms churia appeared in the Chineas notorious
Cause Д press yesterday. This telegram Chen Shiao-au and other Ministers manufacturers could
Japanese-American war, added stated, inter alla, that the Volume of the Manchuku Cabinet.
had started L general teers
Meanwhile, the situation in Senator Borah, but if It should mobilisation against the Japaneso Tientsin is quiet. No incident come, "even the approaching hour regime in Manchuria and "Chinese attended the Japanese manoeuvres of the conflict would not stay the trutore."
concluded yesterday. insatiable greed of the munitions Big awards are being which
manufacturers.”—Reuter. offered for the heads of 200 Central News.
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them; also if the percentage of the total could' be taken of nc- cidents that have been caused directly or indirectly by the pre- sence of these troos,
Another point la the erection Af the unsightly, barriors along Sir, It is with regret that 1 Nathan Road, particularly in the Have these boon built notice that the Traffic Dept, has deemed it necessary to despoli ono merely for adornment, or obstruc of the finest sights of Kowloon by tlon? As a driver of a car, I am cutting down 88 banyan trees in 'much more afraid of coming Nathan Road. As a matter of against, one of these obstructions interest, I would like to know if in the middle of a road than a tree anyone could
Hive mo Bome on the edge of it. As a podes- statistics AS to the number of trian, feel that a tree can give motor-car accidents that have me more protection from the occurred, either near any of these trame.
traca
or actually coming ngalnati
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