The Archive · 1934

MOB STONES TRAIN ON PMR

Strict Precautions Taken Against Outrages

Nanking, July 7.

Strict precautions are being taken by the Chinese authorities, and the guards have been reinforced for the protection of the Peking-Mukden Railway, following reports from Tongshan and Luanchow that, there fare plots to destroy the track and low' up the bridges.

According to a despatch from ig stated that even to guard the section of the railway {in Manchuria, where all express {rains are preceded by armoured trains.

"The message also reports that 2 minor incident occurred on Thurs day afternoon when the express to Mukden, arriving at Hanku, was pelted with stones which smashed "Although no damage was done, a near panic ensued as passengers mis {took the noise for bomb explosions.

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