December 21, over 80 Communist: wuspecte fell into the governmen:'s net in the single city of Shiuchow As previously reported, the Soviets had' planted numerous agents in this rail-head city, and they were spending money freely in bribing the Shiuchow garrison ea that upon the approach of the Red Army the gates' would be: opened, and_ the ity would fall without a' semblance of @ fight being put up. 'Already there have been executions, but of another group. that were' caught red-handed, Of this £0 odd, 40 have hien released because of insur ficient evidence, and 43 have been vent down to Canton for trial.
Daring the past week, a letter was delivered ab the office of the Mantuan in the district of Teingyuan, which lies in between Shiuchow' and Canton, The radicals who wrote ib gave notice that the Mantuan were to have ready. 1,000 min toi, or native bed quilts, and other supplies; that these would be needed by the Red: troops who shortly will pass. through Tsing-yuan. Needless to say. the: requisition has been ignored, and.a cara ful watch is. being Kept that. the the. river at thie sput the ferry Journey: is bound to be a great hindrance to passengers. coming: to Shaohsing or going to the other slide to-catch the: train to Shanghai. Now on an average: the crossing eceupics anything from half an hour to an hour-anda half accord 'y= tr the state of the tide,
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