Nobody seems to know the reason for the step taken and representatives of the "Sinwanpao" interviewed the authorities but they were informed that action had been taken by the Political Coune fit in accordance with instructions from the Nanking Govern= ment. The general manager of the paper, Mr, Waung, was of the opinion that there was a misunderstanding somewhere but report has it that action was taken by the authorities probably because the paper publiclied certain unfavourble news articles and editorials against the Kuomintang and. th Nationifist Army prior capture of Shanghai by. the Na: tionalists, Te is further thought Chiang Kai-shek was intake action beea "Sinwaxpao" published a merchants and. firms from whom and the Kuomintang desived to "borecw" huge sums of money tha "Anti-Northern Expedition'
"Sinwanpao" is a daily newspaper published. in Chinese but it registered under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States. The secretary of the corporation is Mr. J. L, Cowen and one of the founders and directors is Dr. John C. Ferguson, higit adviser to the Peking Government,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.