Peiping, Mar, 24 In order to forestall untoward in cidents, the Japanese military authori ties in' North China have, according to Chinese reports, issued an order forbidding people in East Hopel dis-{iets, in the vicinity of Peiping and Tientsin, from possessing arms for self-defence purposes.
Arms, it is stated, must be handed over to the local peace maintenance societies before March 31.—Reuter, The new Yunnan-Burma highway transporting cargo. from Hsiakwan, which wilt be the road and rail Unemployment in Canton Canton, Mar, 20 Believing that it is partly responsible for the present crime wave, the authorities here have begun to tackle he question of" unemployment Canton, "According {0 semi-oficat.stats~ ties, no Jess than two-thirds of the population," which Is now estimated fo number "between. 700,000" and 800.000, are without work, and how they live Is a. puzzle, Of those fortunate enough to have Jobs, the majority are employed by the Japanese military authorities in construction work connected with the rehabilitation of the city.
The Japanese, who have been doing al they can to relieve distress by establishing. free elmies, depots to fell cheap rice, ete, are now said to be seeking expert advice to ameliorate Several thousand unemployed, however, are expected to have jobs shortly following the formation of a large Sino-Japanese concern, which Intends to establish a" number factories. The new enterprise is ported to have received the blessing the Japanese military, who seo in a partial solution to the local unemployment problem, Meanwhile, more medical clinics have been opened in various parts of the city to care for the poorer classes, who are being urged by handbills and posters to avail themselves of free inoculations against such infec~ tious diseases as. smallpox and cholera.
At the same time the authorities, to enforce the observance of thelt sanitary regulations, have begun inspection of restaurants, hotels and tea houses—Reuter.
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