New Departure by Chinese Authorities to Combat Red Activities in Shanghai: Death Sentence for Agitators; Seizure in a Sock Factory The Tocal Chinese authorities, seems,, have decided, in order to offset the venomous propaganda which has been spread by the local student and labour agitators for 0, many weeks, to institute a campaign of their own in Chinese territory, as well as to deal according to military law with those who are found guilty of being ving-leaders in disseminating Bolshevik' Iiterature, The following—poster! was to be found at various pieces in Chinese territory on Thursday means the salvation of the world.
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the nation irom harm. to safeguard Order for Execution, According to 2, report appearing in Thursdsyy's issue of one of the better Chinese newspapers, Gen, Li Pao-chang, Defence Commisuioner of Shanghai, on the previous day received a telegram from Marshal Sun Chuan-fang saying that all persons found guilty of causing a disturbance of the peace of this district should ba dealt with in accordance with military law and that the death sentence should be inflicted in order to deter others} from committing this offence. Acting under these orders Gen. Li ordered the execution of the 18 persons who were taken into custody at West Gate and in Pootung during the disturbances of ast Sunday.
Information coming from a foreign source had it that already one of these agitators had been executed, while arrangements had
others. been inde for the release of the Other action on the part of the Chinese authorities "includes the securch for houses where the agitators ere supposed to hold their meeting and prepare their literature, and to dite there have [been several such raids, resulting in the seizure of " large quantity of flags, handbills, guna, ote.
On Wacmesday the Chinese authorities made application to the French police, according to the Chinese press, to raid house number 475 in the vicinity of Saituh 1i, off Rue Conty, where a branch of the: Kuomintang was supposed to be housed.
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