Manchurian Army Order: Prestige of Army to Be Guarded from Public Mockery From Oun Owy Connespoxnent Changchun, Jan. 28.
The Manchurian G. H. Q. recently promulgated an order whereby person or persons found ute words or making actions of a detrimental nature to the prestige of the Army wil The venson for this order lies in the fact that in certain parts of Manchuria, where the local folks: have a greater sense of sarcasm than the rest of their fellow-provincials, a new habit recently ame into being, but not now practised, namely that of covering the nose when passing by a number of soldiers, or when a detachment of them was passing, Needless to say, it conveyed that—militarists were in bad odour. Certain junior commanders, having got wind of the matter, approached their superiors with the request that' people itted with an acute sense of sarcasm should be compelled to practise their gift elsewhere. Consequently, the public at large are now very wary of having anything. to do with their noses when soldiers are anywhere However, from latest accounts, sarcastic Manchurians have adopted a new stunt, largely imitated by students, namely that of closing the eyes, it in deep meditation, when soldiers are about, The military commanders have not yet said anything in reference to this new stunt, but they will doubtless do so in due course, for their men are complaining that they are being considered an eyesore!
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