1927-05-10 — Page 14

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10. 1927.

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Mr. Li Ta-chao (centre), Mr. Lu Yu-kan (left) and Miss Chang lan (right) three leading communista whq, were arrested by Ankuochun Gendarmerie and Peking Police on April 6, when a raid was made on the Soviet Embassy. Mr. Li Ta-chao was executed with 19 other leading Communists and it is thought that the other two were among the others killed.

LURED TO DEATH. COMMUNIST LEADER

GENERAL & COLONEL EXECUTED.

PI SHOU-CHEN'S FATE.

The tragic fate of General. Pi Shon-chen, accused of trenchery to the North, is told in the Tsinan Ji-Pao, of Tsingtao, an April 8, as follows:

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CONFESSIONS,

"TO DISTURB THE PEACE."

Charged with attempting to incite the local labourers to strike The story of the terrible ending and endanger the rearguard of the of General Pi Shou-chen at Tsinan Nationalist Army, Ho Ta-tung, 1 on Tuesday, which appeared in our notorious Commurist leader, made columns yesterday, was the sole announcement af this

his appearance before the Shung- appearing in any Tsingtao news-hai Military Court on Wednesday papers; neither the Japanese nor last and was sentenced to death. Chinese journals reported any

Questioned by the presiding

thing about the occurrence.

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Tel. Address "PALACE," Yesterday, however, came to judge. aegused said he was for Three minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry and Railway Station. band detailed accounta from merly a student in the Woong Entirely under English Management, Electric Light and Pans throughout. Chinese sources, which in some Every Room with Private Bath. Lounge. Bar and Billiard-Rooms,important particulars correct the Political Institute. He admitted Unrivalled Cuisine ander the personal supervision of the proprietress. initial account from foreign joining the Communist Party and Mrs. 1. II. OXBERRY, Proprietress. Sources, though the latter proves said he was appointed comman- to be true in the essential parti- j culars

der of the Picket Corps in the for- The story as from Chinesemer General Labour Union. Since (sources is thia: "Upon information į

being reveived by Marshal Chang the enforced dissolution of that Tsung-chang ns to General Pi's organization, he had charged his relations with the Nationalist name to Chou Yih-yu, and had Government he ordered General; been living in seclusion in Hong- Che Yu-pu to proceed to Tsinan to | kew.

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Louisiana's richest agricultural period ending yesterday, from acetion, styled "The Sugar Bowl" Kowloon.

owing to the large quantity of During the week ending last sugar grown, is now threatened Saturday, there were ten cases of with inundation, the waters being unteric, and five deaths from the piled up against the Bayou des disease. The nationalities affect-Claises levee, seeking an outlet to ed were Portuguese (one) and the sea. Chinese (nine). Eight cases came from the city, one from Shauki-the levee, and a rescue

Hundreds of men are working at fleet is wan, and one from Kowloon.

standing by. If a crevasse is

carry out hil excration. General Continuing, accused said that Che arrived there at 7.20 p.m. on about 20,000 workers had joined April 4 from suchow, and he the Coramunist Party on his re- thereupon telegraphed to General commendation. Recenty be re- Pi aying: have been ordered rivet instructions from Hap- to 'sinan upon important military kow to mobilize the labour pickets matters and hope you will conte for the purpose of disturbing, the her al ence at diseass them."

pener and creating disorder.

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General. Pi areosjanied" by large quantity of arms and am- Cline 3 Wen-lung command- ing the 4th Special Regiment, with munition were stored in his house. a hundred guards left Tsingtao shortly after midnight on April for Tsinan.

This concluded the evidence and the prosecutor demanded the death sentence in accordance with Soldiers In Hiding.

martial law in order that Ha's General Yin Te saaa rommand-followers may receive due warn- ing the Cards Brigade of Marshaling. After retiring for a few Chaug led troops to the Kino-Tai minutes, the Court announced Railway Station at Tsinas to await that accused would be executed. the arrival of General Ti's train. Ho was executed on Thursday The telephone was watched and near Lunghua, together with three telegram messages were prohibit-other Communist leaders, includ- ed. Soldiers were hidden in the ing the notorious Yang Tong- surrounding godown, buil the chih. appearance of the Station was just

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as usual. At 11.30 a.m. on 5th inst., General Pi's train. reached) Tsinan and a military officer boarded the train and interviewed General Pi saying that General Chu Yu-pu awaited him at the Marshal's residence at Chih Kin Shih Street and requested him to proceed thore, asking Colonel Ma gross, built in 1918 by John Lewis also to go there as he too was of Aberdeen, having a length of 25 wanted for a conference. They feet, beam 18' feet and depth, 9 then started in three separate feet and a fair turn of speed. She motor cars and when they arrived was formerly employed as a tow there General Pi and Colonel Mal during pre-atrike times, running were at once executed upon between Hongkong and Delta

ports. descending from the ears.

A Gift of Coffins. General Chu Yu-pu did not sce in Tainan, but after their execn-

So far as can be ascertained,

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A UFA PRODUCTION

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Communists Struck Off.

For Shanghai Arsenal. Mr. Shek Ying, chief engineer of the Arsenal in Canton, has been' requested by Marahal Chiang Kai- shek to go to Shanghai immediate General Fan to Join.

ly, to take up the appointment of General Fan Shek-sang has is-Director-General of the Lunghwa and she runs under the sued a circular telegram announc- Arsenal. pany, of small-pox (Chinese, one import- 4,060,000 acres will be flooded and on the surveyed their bodies and British flax.

ing that he is going to lead his ed), with four deaths, and A

over a quarter of a million render-according to the Chinese necount The Leung Kwong, of which no similar number of Chinese ed homeless,Reuter. diphtheria cases, with four deaths. }

bewailed them exceedingly, for he definite details are available, ha army to participate in the expedi

The Provincial Kuomintang was formerly on terms of good heen employed on the river ration against the "Reds" in Hunan

General for many years under the Chinese and Hupch. friendship with General Pi

Fan de Committee of Kwangtung decided Mogridge, of Farham, an archaeo- General Chu then ordered the flag. The local agents are the

clares that during his present at its 27th, meeting, yesterday, to Workmen digging in a copa logist, thinks that the workmen purchase of coffins of the finest Chiat Wo firm of 24 Pottinger visit to Canton he has definitely have the names of Yeung Pau-an at Titch-field, Hampshire, dis- have unearthed a Ene example of malte for the deceased, and he then Street.

arranged all matters concerning and other Communists struck out covered ancient pottery and other a Neolithic kitchen hearth. The issued a public notification to pro-

Position of Wreck. hearth contained a good store of claim the treachery of General Pi

the expedition, with the Canton au- from the membership registry... articles at a depth of about 2ft. pottery, which was broken, and and Colonel Ma to the people for We are officially informed, for

He is returning to Yeung, was a Communist leader below the surface. Mr. C. J.other Stone Age implements. having had relations with the the guidance of Mariners, that the thorities,

Southern Forces.

wreck of the so. Leung Kwong lles Kwangsi to take active command here, and a Commissioner of the On the same day the personal in an approximate position, 270 of his forces thero, which will

Provincial Kuomintang.Nam Guard of a hundred soldiers of dogresa West (Magnetle) 600 | march, directly into Hunan from General Pi were disarmed at Tel-yards from the Cap Sing faland Kwangal

Chang Pab. nan Station."

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