The Archive · 1929

Minister's Midnight Visitor

'A proof of how people's nerves are on eile was given when a tele scram delivery boy went to the Swiss Lepation late one night this week and was met by Mr. Emile Traversini, the Swiss.nfinister, with 9

Tt happened last Tuesday night. The Minister was aroused by some cone talking underneath his window At about two in the morning. Think. ing that the redoubtable preaching Durelar had perhaps chosen the Swing Legation for his next scene activities, the Minister reached for his revolver which lay on a table By his bed, went downstairs and, opening the door suddenly, covered the young man he found there with his gun. Later, he thought of seeing: What it was the late visitor had in His hand. Te was a telegram and the delivery boy was simply doin his utmost to awaken someone. The wink Legation, incidentally, situated at Harajuku, behind' "the Meiji. Shrine grounds in the suburbs of the city, and isin Hited

a re xoxlously considering:

The the nonalelivery of telegrams vomote parts of the city very night until this burglar scare ended.

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