The night following the execution brutal crime occurred in Japanese newspaper office in Shantung Road. A Chinese gained admittance to the office and arming himself with a keen-edged paper knife brought it down over the legs of © sleeping Japanese watchman, almost severing them. Maimed he was the watchman crawled to telephone and summoned aid. Before this could come the assailant returned and split the watchman's skull. The police rushed in to find im dying. He was able to mutter, He was a tall Chinese in a black gown." The police are leaving no stone unturned to find the murderer, There is a belief in certain quarters that the murder was done out of revenge for the execution of the Chinese editor, but why the watchman should be the object of the attack or why any Japanese should be singled out for the purpose of retaliation is not deal explained.—Reuter's Pacific Ser-
Tue U. S. Destroyers Parrott and McLeish left for Chefoo on Friday hast, Cosmane Karakhan has requested the permission of the Chinese Government for Soviet aeroplanes to fly to Shanghai and over Chines. soil to Korea, WANG Chu, District Magistrate for Heungshan Asien (which has been renamed Chungshan in honour. Jof the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen—Sun Shung-shan—whose home district it) }was), has issued a proclamation an-Inooneing that he proposes immedis-ai reports tly to introduce Bolshevism into the ely te 7 This is not surer jing in view of the fact that the district is one of the richest Kuangtung. The nationalization of property and women is evidently what the Magistrate has in mind. [Most of the wealthy people have
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