Eve and H. Peacock, as reported in Wooded uplands, affords some of the most impressive scene the "North-China Daily News" reanywh ly, a Japanese official statement be found in Chekiang. "Situated wros the tug was hired from a op the extreme South West corner ese company and wus not the of the province, the County town, an old time {dot groves, nestles snug!
city fall of graves and property of the three Britons, and the sation taken against: them ly. amongst he tye wa quite legal the mountains fringe the The tig was commandeered for provinces work in patrolling the flood-stricken sleepy vea® in the vicinity of Harbin after [hollow is most difficult of access for, chad been deprived of its certificate fon three sides, mountain passes must lity. and after Mr. Dovan be crossed but an easier approach is Webb had been found in possession made from the market town of ofa film of a Japanese warship, /Kiangkeo on the Hucichow Riv Refuting the complaint. that "the 'Bamboo rafts daily ply the tributary why, japan Webb. flow given fine weather, the British flag' was to avert bandit leisurely Journey of _twentynfive sand that. there. was. di miles over a succession of rapids ination against the British flag fall of thrills ard interest.
Because "Japanese. vessels fying There is much talk of moderning Japanese flags were allowed to this secluded area by the construc: navigate, the statement declares, ion of motor ro is. The project be mentioned that while chiefly a military scheme. to flank the Sungari River at present is not the "Red" danger zones of Ki available for navigation owing to its and Anhuei with 9 system of rapid freezing, it was not open, even price transit for troops.
The authorities the feezing season, for any" Cor {are now convinced that the chief eign vessels except. those. Japanese instrument for the suppression of Vertels which were engaged for mill-Iawlessness is that of opening up the services," Moreover, the com: country to motor trafic. Roads are iideeringy of vessels by Japanese
of Being thrown up ight io the goer ships on the Sungart River: was it lairs." The country folk, ried' out in accordance with the however, do not look with much plea Instructions from the headquarters [sure upon the innovation. There is of the Joint. Japan-Aanehukuo widespread feeling that with the aest of the Manchukuo authorities, defence foreen organized at the res Jadvent of the motor car the country will be open to invasions of a more Regarding, the seizure of serious nature than bandits Doran Webb's two rifles, th Within recent days, ment adds that Uy ave lation has arisen in the firmament of ind of military were detaining them temporaripolice has sprung into being. Re-Ty because the licence had expired jeruiting goes on apace but the But they were willing to return them young men are. drawn only: from Athen the licence Is renewed, the recognised official di te which compensation 1go to make up the county. The size shoylt be filed with the Chinese lof the regiment differs according to company. from which the tug Was the area of the county: but an a hired and to which the tug had been age of sixty men is enlisted from duly returned, the: statement con: leach section, making a force of at least 300 strony moder ied the Manchukuo ites and adi eh the Japanese 0 authorities sur iment. of "native dell which fs called for judging' from the
X deep blue uniform I besides "a rifle a midable executioners knife is part lof the equipment. Notwithstar ing fall the precautions taken the the dreaded of {Communism continues te take root jand spreads, When military "are withdrawn, even for a short time, the populace live in dread of being tas a prey to the teeth of the fed" monster which raises its head Jat the most unexpected moments.
In'this part of the country, at in fact over' most. of Chekiang, this has harvests.
predicee unprecedented ice has not been 0.10% rice for many a long day. This event of cheap rai however, by confusion anti chaos in bus:
strange irony, is bring
Mess circles. People re holding eer stock Because "We get nothing phrase one hears on every
ing and the shop!
Money was never s0 tight, cooper carries on under darker d loud than ever as the depression deepens. a most, unusual experience for the Chinese to express a desire that the price of ight Suian county is of tea. "Tea plantations Jabound, and in the season, the dry-"hongs" ring with the voices blameless. Tt goes on: That, Mr. Webb's contention isnot justifiable may be easily seen from the fact that he, together with his British partner, apparently seebred fuel and employed a crew of their own accord find were at that time navigating f'n the Sunizevi Kiver at thelt own Hak by the motor-tug, fying. a Butt Tah flag, which they claim they had chartered. This act on their" part has to be considered illegal, in view of the fact that the British subjects had no right of navigation on that river, Even though they had actually chartered the motor-tug by [going through proper procedui thei charter has not been register [with the Manchukuo Government.'
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.