Peiping, Dec. 5.
For the purpose of ensuring safety on the streets, the Chinese police and Japanese gendarmes have issued joint orders warning motor-car chauffeurs against driving at very high speeds. The orders threaten severe punishment for disobedience.
While praising the effectiveness of the bumpers now being employed in the Legation Quarter to slow down motor-car traffic, the authorities argue that these "destroy the beauty of the roads and cause much inconvenience."
The joint orders issued give no speed limit for motorists to observe in future.—Reuter.
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