The Southern soldiery appear to be absolutely out of control, us Col. Sasaki, the negotiation officer between the Japanese headquarters and Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, was yer: terday dragged out of a motor-car while returning to the Japanese headquarters under Gen. Chiang shek's safe conduct, Col, escort of Southern soldiers lat him, His attackers heaped on him indeserib~ fable indignities, robbed him of his personal possessions, tied him with 2 rope and were about to shoot him when staff offers of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek arrived on the scene and rescued him and conveyed him back to the Southern lender's headquarters, where he collapsed, but was later safely conveyed, under a stronger escort, to the Jax Col. Sasaki's assailants are believed to have been Kuominchun soldfers under the command of Gen.
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