Peiping, May 8.
The Tientsi Chief of Police, General Chow Shih-ching, has issued an order urging the populace not to carry incendiary articles, and especi-Riy in the neighbourhood of ammuni-ion dumps, in view of the approach of the dry season.
The order states that numeróus fires have been reported lately in Tientsin and it threatens severe punishment for disobedience.
is move on the part of the Tientsin police authorities coincides with accounts given by Chinese travellers item Tientsin that pedestrians there are being searched for matches as well as for arms—Reuter.
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