Tokyo, Mar. 9.
The police in Tokyo recently carried out a three-day round-up of youths and girls who seemed to have too much leisure without any useful means of employing it.
This round-up was made in connection with the Government's compaign for national spiritual mobilization, which is a part of the movement towards a totalitarian state.
Over 7,000 youths and 300 girls were arrested by the police. They in-
College and University Students 2,617 Primary and Secondery School Woraing youths' ai 2,989 Students m. 5 869 Unemployed Youths 888 Youths under age... 1242
The majority of the young persons were arrested in cafes and tea houses, while others were found in billiard saloons, mahjongg houses and theatres. Of those arrested, 438 were punished with several days' detention, 3,036 with one day's detention, 50 were fined, 3,647 were released with a reprimand, and 202, including two girls, were sent to the public procurator's office for further examina-
Ition.—Reuter.
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