Tokyo, Oct. 30.
Mr, Heikichi Ogawa, 08-year-old former "Minister of Railways, who was convicted of having accepted a bribe in a deal involving the nationalization.of five private railway lines, to-day began serving his two-year term in the Toyotama Prison—Domel.
Chungking, Oct 21.
Five men are dead and two soverely wounded as the result of an opium Doollegger funning amok in' the small hours of the morning here today, The opium smuggler had. cached a horde in the supplies of a paper shop and the proprietor sold them, probably being aware of the hidden treasure, Atter brooding over his loss for some days the smuggler nally went to the shop, seized a huge paper trimming knife and killed the shopkeeper and his brother. When the shop assistant ran to help he was felled by one blow and then the crazed bootlegger started off down the street. A patrol of the people's rllitia tried to stop him but he killed two and. rushed onto the corner where he ran into a policeman. The latter tried to fire his rife but the bullet was a dud and before he could reload he was slashed across the face with the knife, Dashing down the motor road. the smuggler' met one of Gen, Chiang Katshek's Special Corps and before the officer could fire his pistol arm was almost cut through, The ruman then threw away his knife and dived down an alley leading to the water front where he has succeeded hiding, although a careful man-hunt being carried out on both banks A large army of Szechuenes who are being moved five northern province their way outside Chungking and fused to move until they were given their back pay. They time by putting up posters ing Gen, Chiang: Kaleshek and manding that the Central Government cease flooding Szechuen with worthless money, 'OMelals did not show any undue arm over the situation though they litre uneasy over the fact that nearly 40,000 of the most seasoned of anti-Communist troops have already gone on down river for northern destinations. This sudden move on of the disgruntled troops Is Interpreted by some as an attempt to discredit Marshal Liu Hsiang,
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