Thirty Killed, Dwellings Fired During Looting The Chinese press reports that 4,000, armed Communits. raided the village of Changehahong about Tule south of Shanghai Mout £00 shops and houses alight, Monday. mighty amd after. setting
ling 100. persons. decamped suith "$500,000 "in loot. This is Towtovers rently exaggerated. What sity happened is that about 100 Snel Communiste, carrying villes SiaMausers, did descend upon the itipiess inhabitants and ransack Ted, and leaders had loft nothin to chance in the village, the a waking a thorough search for valuables. bat houses, The loot w to more than $100,600 shops and not amount is believed.
The shots aroused land and water police in the vicinity, who were also informed of the affair by refuzces from the village, and a relief party was organized. "During the orme conflict which ensued about 20 of the raiders were killed The people have petitioned the Military Governor that a company of troops should be stationed there to prevent a repetition of the aff the' in the process of complet: ing their raid they set fire to por-3 of the tow reliable reports have it, they' shot alway 50 non-resis The gang was passengers carried by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway in 1928_was 291, an increase of 2175.0 over the previous year. The amount of freight transported w:
1.210.187 tons, or 161,587 tons in excess of 1927.
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