The Archive · 1932

Planes Scatter Pamphlets

Promptly at U1 o'clock this morn-the local power plant turned on.

lights and a siren specially placed the Drum Tower blew a loud blast. This was the prearranged signal for the populace to observe five-minute silence.

During the day pamphlets prepar-led by the Nanking District Kuomintang were showered on the streets from aeroplanes and motor-fears, while groups of lecturers explained the situation to whomsoever would stop to listen to their speeches, "hree free performances were ar-the exhibition of films depicting sated bythe National Theatre for

Nfapanese "aggression" snd feited. in addition models "st ther' 4,500 persons were ad-

scenes" in Mukden, together with Photographs, were shown in the var-fous public Iiraries and museum Tings everywhere were half masted and all places of amusement iced, "A strained gumosnhere a evident, bat. in order dents the entire police The observance ended peacefully there with the exception of one All merchandise to and from China is dutiable under existing tariff conditions. Tonnage receipts issued by China will not be recognise ed by Manchukuo, and in the fu all steamers will'pay tonnay Tevied' by. Manchukso on the same basi an heretofore.

Certifientes issued by China for' navigation in home waters. and in ports between China and Manchukuo, will not, be ised, and in future certificates permitting ma-Vigation in Manchukuo home waters il be issuable only by Manchuleuo, jon the procedure and basis as here: tofore, The above regulations are applica able til merchandise "Which a undeclared for ex import before September 25, to all steamers leaving and entering" Manchulkuo ports after September 25, and to rains en route after the same date—Reuter.

'This afternoon a youthful Chinese, greined' tu foreign othe, hurled Somb at the Creat Eartern Di Bisinest centre of Nanking." The rye which is leated in the young mary entered the dlpensary earned the employeer to leave "once, whereupon, he threw: the Bomb which exoded," The. bomb, however, being of erade desieny did Hire "images" only breaking' swe window panes. 'One apprentice and the bomb thrower himself, were the only. two who. suffered' slight "the bomb thrower was arrested bythe ple, se hart, Slates fom the scene, and he at once con. fessed that he had thrown the bomb Sngvaleo that he was a, member of Socal' "bloody. "group." He dex fended, hig action "on. patric founds. "Ho is at present being fea for further examination==

Reuter Peking Peacefi

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