The Archive · 1924

Death for Possession of Arms in Hangchow

Fae Oct Own ConnesroxDeNt — Hangchow, Sept. 9, 1924

A proclamation by the Governor has been issued to the effect thay those in possession of or harbouring farms in their houses will suffer the extreme penality of the law.

A Nanking spy was caught last night in one of the hotels and handed over to the authorities to be dealt with.

Tea and provision "shops are doing a big business but the silk shops are doing nothing and silk is the chief industry of the city.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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