Unexplai wed Action by Miliary: Race Course and Golf Club!
Cut Off from Settlement: Racing Stopped jangwan Road, built by the nal Recreation Club, was closed by Chinese soldiers at 10 um, on Sunday, without any notice to the Club oF to any Kinngwan ints that passage along. the road would be prohibited. Early birds among the racing fraternity were marooned at the Race Cours: at the point of bayonets, early bioming golfers were atrande!, wheelbarrow coolies ith heavy freights were held up. at the barriers, cooks with supplies for th day's meals were unable to proceed along the road to their employers' houses and thousands of punters were denied the privilege of donating a proportion of their hard-earned wages to those who receive the percentage, All held up by soldiers armed to the teeth. Nobody appears {o know why it was done and no action was taken for none could be. All one could do was to turn back when stopped at bayonet point. There was only a handful of soldiers, who, when us kee the reason for this sudden display of authority could only yeply "Orders! ignorance of Oficials Kiangwan Road and that area, Were entirely taken by surprise, They knew nothing about the matter until the soldiers came along, Groped the overhead barrier and said that they were taking charge and no-one could pass, no matter what nationality. The police officer in charge of the district reported the matter to his superiors and they in turn telephoned to Lunghua; no was given and" all spoken to refused to accept responsibility and confessed ignorance of the situation,
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