The Archive · 1929

Residents in Flight

Peking, Feb. 6.

According to a despatch from Chefoo, all telegraphic and telephonic communication between hsien and Lungkow have been inter rupted since yesterday, while the motor-ear services have also been an outhw claimed himself emperor at Chow. tsun, in Shantung, on February 2. Chowtsun, a small village Chanshan, was made the capital, and yellow flags, formerly the royal standards of kings, hoisted, Troops commaniled by Sze Tien pin, Li Hsi-tung and Kao Peng-chi, acting in conspiracy with "Red Spear" genes and other bandits, are making preparations to attack Lungkow, and the troops stationed there are about to take flight to Huanghsien. Martial law was proclaimed in Chefoo, on the night of February 5 and families of high officials and wealthy people are ug to take refuge in Welsgenized' in that istrict, known as Yi Sin Tang, Chin Ti Hui, and Fan 1 Tao at various times, Ma, wh Arrests in Tientsia In view of the fact that the ant the leader of the group, is' an old|revolutionary movement on the man of over 60 years of age,

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