The shooting of Gen. Chou, who was at one time Military Governor of Chekiang and who commanded the 26th People's Army in 1927, revealed that the man, for many years involved in political intrigue, was wanted by the Police under an arrest order, No. 1,725, issued by the Second Special District Court on June 16, 1932, for violating the internal security of the State.
Born at Changhsin, Chekiang, 58 years ago, the late Gen. Chou first occupied various minor military posts. In 1924, following the capture of Chekiang by Gen. Sun Chuan-fang, he joined the former Shentnng warlord, Domei States.
"When Nanking fell into the hands of Gen. Sun, Gen. Chou was made harrison commander. Later, when the revolutionary armies pushing from the south put the warlord's forces to rout, Gen. Chou joined the southerners to become commander of the Twenty-Sixth Army.
He was subsequently appointed acting chairman of Chekiang and chief of military affairs in the province in 1926.
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