Nanking, June 2.
The tenth anniversary of the wstablishment ofthe Nanking Municipal Government was commemorated yesterday. Over 300 officials were present at the memorial service, in-Cluding "representatives of Central Party Headquarters, the National Government, the Executive Yuan, the Legislative "Yuan and the Greater Shanghai Municipal Govesnment—
Use of military force against the Sian rebels for fear of possible danger to General Chiang's life, Mr. Yang Yung-tai, the accused sid, was one of his friends. "Tt Mr. Yang's family were in financial dimeulties, he was willing to assist. them in his private capacity" as a friend, ut not ag_a responsibility imposed by law. "(The family of the late Mr. Yang, it will be noted, has fled a suit for damages against Liu Lu-y for_ instigating. the assassination), The accused added that General Chiang Kai-shek is a faithful ciple of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the responsible leadier of the Central Government, "He said that he has complete confidence in General Chiang and had never investigated the Jatter's suevements with a view doing him harm.
The accused then said that he would leave the legal aspects of his Gefence to the case of his lawyer and requested Judge Liu for permission to leave the Court on account of fatigue and illness. The request was granted.
Admitted Firing Cheng Hsi-chao was next called. He said that he joined the assassination "organ" in September last year, and fired twice at Mr. Yang Yung: fai on October 25 last year.
Kung Po-chou, another accused, denied all responsibility for the crime. He said that he know nothing bout the attack on-Minister Chiang Tso-pin's motorcar in Nanking on October 10 ast year.
Tsao Ping-yung, Yang Chi-hsin, Li Chun-chien, Nieh Ching-chuan and ceived from the Tientsin Customs, the Customs station at Small West Gate has been occupied each night at midnight by armed Japanese roughs since the incident of May 12, when a group of the smugglers forcibly occupied the promises of the station, carried off two Customs officers and seized two rifles' and a dagger.
Escorting {rom seven to nine truckloads of contraband each night, the smugglers, atter taking possession of the premises, search for Customs officers in the vicinity and manhandle them if they are found. Then they convoy the trucks to a rendezvous previously designated and transfer them to their confederates for sale in the. inland districts, The Tientsin Customs authorities have lodged a strong protest with the Japanese Consulate-General on the subject—Kuo Min.
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