Tientsin, June 22.
Details have been obtained regarding the exchange-of firing between a Canton, June 20.
Twenty-seven youths, some of them stof officers of the Sixth and the Training Divisions—were arrested! here in the carly morning of June 18, during a city-wide search for alleged members of the "Blue Shirts," secret terrorist organization, whose existence has been repeatedly denied.
The raid, Domei learned to-day from Chinese sources, was ordered by Gen, Chen Chistang, Director of Peace} Preservation in Canton.
More than 200 alleged members of the organization have been arrested and executed since March 1, the same sources revealed. Most of the executed men were young officers of the Kuantung Army and students of the Mill. tary Cadet School here.
An order, issued by Gen. Chen to Aivisional commanders on June 18, ged all those who have joined the Shirts" by mistake to sure! render themselves on w promise of immunity. Capital punishment, according to Chinese sources, was promised those who would fall to reveal —Domel. their membership in the organization,
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