The Archive · 1928

Arrest of Trouble Makers

So far as can be ascertained, one Hicutenant, two corporals, and three privates have been placed under savrest recently on suspicion of being Communists whose duties were *9 stir up unrest among the troops and to urge them to join the Communist cause, Barly this week, garrison soldiers visited the Sun Yat-sen University and arrested a noted Communist named Yang Sung-ling. He was sent by the Communist Party to enrol more members from the student body. The soldiers met Yang as soon as they entered the university campus and levelled their rifles at the young Communist for fear that he might run away. Yang made no. attempt to escape and calmly gave himself up. his person, the soldiers found in-

The bank notes issued by the! Central Bank of China have almost returned to par value, much to the convenience of the general public. During their period of depreciation, these notes were not accepted anywhere and people had to carry heavy wilyer coins. It was next to impossible to carry 200 silver dollars owing to the weight, and people with large sums of money on their person were always liable to be robbed in the streets.

Those notes which bear the special stamp of the Bank are accepted in full value, Everywhere people demand to be paid in banknotes instend of silver.

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