Tientsin, May 21, The death, penalty will be meted ut to any person, who sells land surreptitiously. to foreigners, according to an order issued by General Sung Cheh-yuan, Chairman. of the Hopel-Charhar Political Affairs Committee.
a public [proclamation issued esterday, General Sung states, inter "Any private Yanded property for which' unstamped, deeds" have been ssued should be registered within a definite. time-limit "Any person who secretly' sells national land to forelgners—no matter whether he is an ordinary citizen oF public functlonary—will be. sentenced to death when the charge Is substantiated upon investigation."
This drastic measure is belng'taken by the authorities in order to put a stop to the activities of traitors, who, facting as "dummies" for Japanese, thave been buying upland in the jaraas "abutting the local Japanese Jeoncession, Although repeated warn-jings have been issued by the Munlcipal Government, these warnings have been disregarded by the ignot~ lant villagers who are attracted by the tempting prices offered by agents of the Japanese.
It fs feared that by this insidious means the Concession will be "automatically extended," thereby causing {further political complications—Kuo Nanking; May' 18.
During the last-twelve months, the Ministry of Communications " has made profits in all its enterprises, {Including the telegraph, postal and shipping. services.
This information was " given Generat Vu Fel-peng, Minister of Communications, in an address at a service held yesterday in commemoi ation tine oun antiveanry of the establishment of the Ministry. by the National Government, vee Minister Vu expressed the hope tat his colleagues will continue to, ce-operate in redueing expenditiré and increasing "the income "of. the
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