Since the hold-up of the Mukden-Peiping express train between Shanhaikuan and Chinwangtao on August 15, the Peiping-Liaoning Railway authorities have taken' extra' precautionary measures to safeguard their trains. Railway police have been increased on the through trains, Nos. 1 and 2, and also on the Pele ping-Shanhaikuan mail trains, Nos. 23 Jand 24, Two special armed police coaches are attached to the front of leach "of the Peiping-Mukden expresses 0 accommodate about 40 policemen, who, in addition carrying rifles and pistols are also armed with machine guns, while an alarm bell ig. installed in the cars connected with the other coaches. These measures came into operation on September 6.
The lucrative game of smuggling silver dollars out of Tientsin to Shanhaikuan by eastbound—trains and artifeial silk or rayon to Tientsin by westbound trains from Chinwangtao 1s proceeding as merrily. as ever, in spite of the number of precautionary measures taken by the officials concerned "to prevent Jsuch illier trade. Koreans are the principal offenders, very few Chinese caring to take the risk, as if caught, they are liable to the death penalty as are habitual drug
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