Return of "Blue Express" to Former Time The recent reports from the north that General Munthe had been delegated to prepare a scheme for the protection of the trains on the Railway and a still later story that a Japanese subject had finally bean accepted to carry out the details, coupled with rumours that the "Blue Express" would. carry a very heavy armament has led to an investigation of the policing of the trains and their running times. It will be noted from the time table advertised during the last week in October that the fast train to the northern cities has been placed on running time quite similar to that of the memorable week in May. The up train. does not paso through Lincheng under the revised table until 5.13 a.m., while the down train steams through, if on time, shortly after eight "in the evening.
To date it would seem that the authorities have not taken special measures to prevent a recurrence of the Lincheng raid of six months ago, but even the local railwaymen say that everything is in order and are of the opinion that quiet will prevail.
A recent arrival from Tientsin discounts the report that machine guns have been installed on the trains while another travel-r states that there are now swe kinds of guards' on the trains,' distinctive by their insignias—the regular military, and those specially designated as having been members of 'General'? Sun Mei-yao's former' gang. The should know how to avoid the pitfalls that befell the now famous train.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.