And.s Results To 3 Eiitor of the Nowrx-Ciza Datty News"
Sm—Being fond of hiking and having done all the common routes the environs of this city, 1 searched for a route to any out-of-the-way place for a change. Learning lot tne existence of light railway Joetween a place opposite to the Point on the Pootng. side of the river and, Chuanaha, with a friend, conversant with the'local dialect, companion, 1 decided to make the to that town, and from there to walk to that part of the shore of the Estuary and back, returning to town by the same route.
Accordingly, we crossed over to Pootung yesterday and took the train to Choansha. The trip was very pleasant, the coach being very Ineat "and clean an well a3 come fortable. On arrival at the station in policeman approve polite manner. me faired about our business and inten. Hons, Fortunately, "he understood the Shanghai dialect so that companion. was able to. satisfy him as to our Dona fides after present ing him with oar cards,
were stopped by, another, guard fe had henily et a when a of the peace who in a hostile manner interrogated us in a dialect unknown to us. Perceiving tha making any headway, man for his. superi who, on his appearance, immediately demanded an' explanation. of our lpusiness ina very truculent _and threatening attitude. The little English that he knew was not of much help when we attempted to make him understand the reason of our presence there. After some. time. however, he seemed to arrive at a decision, and motioned to us to proceed on our way, which we did with lacrity. to discover, after taking a few steps, that he-was following us.
We bad walked only a little distance when we sighted another min-jon of the law. Not wishing to be farther harassed, and preferring to profit by our previous. experiences which were still too fresh in our minds to be forgotten, we unanimously agreed that the most advisable thing to do would be to shorten Jour itinerary by making our return here and then, which we did forthwith.
Tt may be necessary to point out teak we, were dressed as dual were not carrying any guns, Fact might call for the demand to produce our permits to do so, and ins account for on being accosted. Surely a man has the right to anywhere without being interfered with by so-called guardians of the when no offense is being com-
Tam not protesting for being questioned on entry into a strange town, but I certainly do not see any treason why I should be stopped by every policeman I meet after enter-
Ger ce a surely is the duty thos. stationed at the points of entry to Shor ai, aya a it may very likely be pois out fourseives with passports visaed. by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but ode ar aura cee jected to the inconvenience of pro-
Jivcing, it at the appearance of Pin view of the fact in view of the fact that trips to /Kao-shiao by launch, use of the railways and other modes of con-Yeyance operated by the Goverament are encouraged by the Chinese authorities, we should expect to onlay unobstructed passage in any place we may find ourselves in as aeon sequence of using the above means of travel, but why this is not the tease needs looking into by the authorities concerned.
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