The Archive · 1928

Communist Trial Chekiang Japan

Plot to Combine With Kiangsi 95 Held After Preliminary in-

Reds to Create Disturbances vestigation of Charges Hangchow, Aug. 20.

More than 30 Communists were arrested at Lanchihsien, eastern Chekiang, as a result of 'a careful search by the Provincial Defence Corps stationed there, according to '8 report from General Chiang Poh chen, Gartison Commander of Che-Kiang and concurrently Acting Chairman of the Chekiang Provis cial Government, who has just returned from a personal inspection tour of eastern Chekiang. was discovered that the Ca: monists had plotted to create disturbances in Chekiang and had sent agents to Kiangsi to arrange with the Communists there for arms and ammunition to be smuggled into the province. The vigilance of the gar-risen troops, however, nipped the plot in the bud. The provincial military authorities are now taking special precaution and instituting of violation of the law for the maintenance of peace and ortler, Acconling to the findings of the court, it appears that a young man gathering the nucleus thereof from secret organizations in a num-Ki At the time of the general election last February Fujii and his adherents distributed communistic pamphlets and povters under the pretense of working: in an election campaign.

A public trial of the thirty-five defendants will be held shortly Reuter. a strict watch for trouble the makers—Kvo Min.

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