The Archive · 1935

Case in Chenju

An hour after his release. from police detention, Chu Chien-chu, the proprietor of a restaurant in Dao Pu A. C. Price, the Vice-President, who td, Chenju, was. found "seriously lad acted On his behalf during his absence, to give his report of the Society's activities during the pé

Price, after welcoming the President and expressing pleasure at ts return, said that he himself hed been absent from Shanghai on long Yeave curing the past summer and much of the: presidential work con~ sequently had fallen on the able shoulders of Mr. A. E. Jones. This substitution of Presidents, added to the fact that, during the' year, two successive secretaries had been it Wednesday afternoon, He was Sent to a hospital, Dut died a} 8. am: on Thursday. 'The family reported the Incident to" the 'District Court, questing an Inquest, and the' body Yesterday was sent' toa Chenju medical institute," where mortem examination was held.

The deceased was detained by the Chenju Police Station following the alleged discovery that he had Aled census form not in accordance with fact. He was released after five students of the Southeastern. Medical College. had furnished the necessary obliged to resign office for business reasons, had presented some peculiar dimieulties, in spite of which, how. ever, 1098-34 had been a fairly successful year, In thanking the retiring ofoers "and committee for their splendid efforts on behalf of the Society, Dr. Price sdid that Mr. A. H. Hopkyn Rees was worthy of special mention for his kindness in taking over the secretaryship short notice and for making the necessary arrangements for the meeting.

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