Over twenty people who really have been found guilty of eng Red activities were made to suffer the penalty of death on one. afternoon during the week. They met their fate with a song on their ips, a revolutionary song of the Third Internationale. And on other days there have been a few more executions. Who these people are, whether recently arrested or anprehended long ago and just what part they are supposed to have played in furthering the cause of the eommunists, the writer is unable to say.
extremely difficult to. learn such things from either the police or military offices, 'Up on the East River in the: Wailoy area, the extremists. ha been having' things pretty much their own way. A small force of government troops are said to be shut up in the county seat of that district, and to have been cut off from the outside world by a strong force of radical troops so that they are "desperately in need "of pro-
Not so far from Waichow, 2,000 soldiers of the Fifth Army were surprised by several companies of radicals and had to surrender. "All their guns and supply of aminuri. tion were taken away.
Feeling of Nervousness, Canton, Apr. 1.
'The situation in the City has been quiet but, there is, at the same time 8 feeling' of unrest and nervousness and the outlook—if any foundation can be placed on current rumours—is not at all promising for peace and quietness. It was reported there would be an Red uprising today, but nothing unusual happened, Such reports however are very disquieting and give one the iden that thera is still a deal of trouble be: fore us, Undoubtedly there are a large sprinkling of "Reds" in the City and it seems likely thers always will be until the Communists have been suppressed hero and in Swatow.
Martial Jaw has been proclaimed in various parts of the City and is being strictly observed. rumoured that the Canton military' officials are working hard to the Kuangsi forces, taking advani age of Marshal Li Chi-sen's absence. Porsistont rumours are also current that Marshal Li has been detained in Nanking but the Canton Govern. ment is endeavouring to suppress such rumours, Several robberies occurred during the past week, the most important and daring being the robbing of a motor-bus, when all the passengers wore kidnapped, This happened on the outskirts of the city at a place named Tangshan, The bandits were all wearing uniform and tt is said that they belonged to the forces under the Kuangsi General who is in charge of the Military Council during the absence of Marshal Li Chi-sen,
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