Woman' Killed and Buried in the Cellar Harbin, June 26.
{ly reliable account of the tragedy ceived here toniay from other eye is stated that Father Rapp wax travelling on horseback near Lungjehingtsun on June 5 when he enfeountered group of Japanese soldiers, some of whom are alleged to have been drunk.
The soldiers stopped the priest and questioned him and began to abuse him because he did not. get Jdown from his horse to reply. When Father Rapp did dismount, the report proceeds, the soldiers beat him Jreverely and prodded him with thei 'A. girl's inguisitiveness has led the discovery here of a ghastly murder in connection with which a Jdroshky driver named Kalambett has. been arrested Kalambett lived with a woman named Kachalova as man and wife. A month or so ago the woman disappeared and Kalambett told the police, his friends and hix adopted daughter that his wife had run fu way after robbing him of Yen 400, The daughter, who lived apart from her foster parents, disbelieved the story and noticed when visiting Kalambett that a stench was coming from the cellar of the house. She Jasked Kalambett about it and as he was vague and unsatisfactory she Jealled in the police and had them search the house, They found the body of Kachalova buried in. the cellar.
Kalambett has confessed that on May' 3 he killed the woman with a ide because he was angry with her and he then hid the body.
He has been arrested and be charged with murder—Reuter.
On seeing that their victim was bleeding. profusely, the soldiers thought they might get into trouble land, in order to destroy any evidence, killed hi The body was found lightly buried in the sand on the bank of the river. It bore 95 bayonet and several bullet wounds.
Owing to fears that an anti-foreign demonstration at Chientao may follow. the incident, the British JConsul-General at Mukden has advised British nationals to withdraw way of Korea, June 24, The Japanese delegation issued, a statement. today. concerning the brutal murder of the Catholic priest. Father Konrad Rapp.
says, that_on the morning of June "8, Rather" Rapp started. out From his home in Yenki to attend the" funeral "of another "Cathole Priest at Wolingtung. fle was 'AUS wedlock that same evening he leave to -Wahutquiteu, where. he passed in front of a band of Japan: tse gentrien who were on the. 100k four for bandits. They asked Father Rapp hin nationality and the object jot his journey. In. this "way. the statement anserrs, the fact of hin passing in that locality "was Protection Against Attacks by "Imperialists"
Manila, June 26.
The Philippine Communists are holding a three-day convention here and at their meeting to-day passed resolution to the effect that they would do all in their power to protect U.S.SR. against "world-wide attacks by imperialists.
The convention meets under the auspices of the Kapisanan Ng Anak Pawis which means "Society of the Sons of Sweat." Crisanto Evangeliste and Jacinto Manahan, both of whom are under sentence for sedition pend re the leaders of the convention.
Messages of congratulation have! been received from the All-China Workers Union at Shanghai, the Pan-Pacific Trade Union Secretariat at Shanghai, the "Provisional Government. of Soviet China, and the Trade Union Unity League of New York.
The opening meeting was notable for fiery attacks on capitalism, impenalism and on Governor-General Tater, a report was, brought in from a' Korean that Father, Rapp had been murdered and his remains wre lying an the bank a river ne mile from Simobari- Immediately ripon receipt of this news the Chief the Japanese Police force detailed Sergeant to search for the Pr Temains, which it was later revealed, Had already been Yound by the local Cathol
ognising the necessity for verifying Japanese Consul General the case, hurriedly" sent another police sergeant to the assistance of the first. "Aw the two police were proceeding (0. the place which had been designated, they met. Father Chow 'Sheng-tao' carrying the body of the. murdered priest., With the permission of Father Chow a Korean doctor examined the remains.
in view of the fact that the body was so horribly mutilated, the state: Jnent continues, and. the' fact. that ands of communists and bandits are Fampant in that Tocalltyy believed that Father Rapp murdered by bandits: who. were that the murderer-or murderers are statement concludes by saying
stil at' large-—-Reuter.
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