Peking, Oct. 12.
The Metropolitan Police Office yesterday again prohibited all news here from publishing.
of the Government's plans for raising military funds and at the same time notified them to the effect that any paper acting con trary to the foregoing order, would be severely punished on the charge of obstructing military affairs of the Government—Eastern News A crude attempt to blow: up Mai shal Wa Pei-fu's train was made yesterday morning at five o'clock beyond Tientsin, where two galganized tins, slightly Inrger than kerosene tins, were placed on the Hine.
Gen. Chien Ping-chien's. trai which left Peking at midnight apparently struck and partly crushed one tin, from which spilled out a white powder, said to be be a high explosive, but the detonator was untouched.
Two Russian railway workers who found the infernal machines have been detained pending inquiry.
It appears that both the tins were brushed off by cow-catchers and placed, but discovered prior to the arrival of Marshal Wu's train. If the attempt had come off according' to plan, it would probably have only' injured the engine.
According to foreign reports the Chihli troops have driven the Fengtien forces from Chiumenkou. There is no other fighting on that front—Reuter's Pacific Service.
Mukden, Oct. 12.
Energetic recruiting of labour for the front is proceeding here, embarrassing local traffie—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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