A controversy Imus been raging here for some time lately over the building of a Japanese Buddhist temple, The ground of an old burial area has been purchased, the bones of the dead will be removed and deposited In a specially built temple slong side. Devotees will be allowed twice yearly to enter this huge sepulchre to worship the spirits and relies of their ancestors, 'The Chinese see in this temple another step in peaceful penetration, and fear such 9 temple may become centre of political "influence, that will act detrimentally to' Chinese Peace and security. As' usual the Chinese have given "way on the assurance that the temple will used by Japanese Buddhists only. The Buddhism of Japan belongs to the world's highest school of Buddhist thought and hus believers among the members of every race all over the world, It is dificult to realize how Mis use can possibly be restricted to Japanese subjects alone, or how it can be, if it serve any purpose at all, other than a Japanese centre of Influence.
Dispute over Sugar Along the Taiwan Road, a watehful police tax-gatherer saw sugar being transported. He approached to the obvious annoyance of the person who was transporting the sweet stut. "A Wworay argument began, the owner of the sugar refused to accompany this offeious, can and to the" police station. Four friends came to his fassisianee, and joined in the wordy debate. The policeman drew. his Pistol, Our police are all armed ow, and they know which end of the gun' to hold but that about sums up their knowledge of the instrument. One of those arguing, probably scared at the way the policeman handled the weapon, clasped him round the waist, binding his arms to his sides, While the others removed the offending sugar from his gaze into te neighbouring house of a Japanese subject. The policeman's argumentative opponent also paid a hurried visit to their house, and failed to reappear again. Other policemen. came, the front and back doors of the house were guarded, while the; Japanese Consular police came to make enquiries. The argumentative man thought it wise, by this time, to scoot through the back door before the Japanese police came. He did $0, and was surrounded at, once by the watching Chinese guardians and Todged In the nearest police star where if he had gone at first all the other would have" been avoided. The matter is now being diplomatically fixed up.
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