Not a Red, but Anti-Kuomintangt Sentenced to Death Nanking, Dee. 18.
Teng Yen-ta, accused of being the Header, of the. so-called "Think Party", has been sentenced to death, Dhis sentence was pronounced by the court martial of the Ministery of War on Wednesday, the 16th inst. after a protracted trial extending over several months since his arrest.
Shanghai and transfer to Nan-King.
The text of the decision rendered by the Miltary Court reads as follows "Teng Yen-ta, alias Ting Tse sheng alias (Ting) Tsecheng, alias (Ting) Chung-tao, having been con-viered on the charge of attempting to disturb peace and order in com plicity with rebels with the inten tion of endangering the Republic, is hereby sentenced "to death.
Kuo Dee, 20, The report that General Te Yen-ta, the noted leader of the left wing of the Kuomintang, was con-Jdemed to death by a Coury Martial thas been confirmed in oficial circles ere.
General Teng, who was.a native of Kuangtung Province and 41 years age, was arrested in the International Settlement of Shanghai on August 17 and handed over: to the Chinese authorities. The belief in inking is that he was executed week or two ago, but the officials refuse to make public the exact date Jat his execution, declaring that such fan announcement is unnecessary.
It is known, however, that General Teng was tried by Court Martial on November 24 and that the further heating of the case was, adjourned until November 28, when he is alleg Jed to have made a full confession of General Teng is said to have mad the following. statement:
We organised a secret. party. in Shanghai known as the Chinese Revolutionary Party, or. the Chung Hua Kehzn 'Tang.' This party was organised in accordance with the teachings of Dr. Sun Yat-sen us the present" Kuomintang, does ut fol-fow the ideals of our late. leader. in 2911, when many of the members with corrupt officials and ime of, the 'Kuomintang ined hands Detialists, Dr. Sun organised a Ohi nese revolutionary party to continue the' revolutionary programme, ete forthe sale! purpose that. 1 organised the Shanghai, A revolutionary "body ontisne= party volutionary végime are antagonistic to each other. Dr. Sun tried to overthrow the so-called Peking Government, and in order to carry out our revolutionary programme it i only natural that tHe party I organized should be engaged in. the work of overthrown present The charg ver, that secret agreements with Gen-Vu-san and General Sun is entirely unfounded. These two Generals, like other people, have a perfect right to be fin our ideas and to join our party Continuing, General Teng said: it ig unnecessary for me to give you details regarding the organization and working of our party for the documents and papers you have will supply you with much material, Our party is opposed the Communist Party and we have no. connection with other Communists."
When questioned regarding the personnel and plans of his party, General Teng refused to answer—Reuter, Shanghai, Dec. 20.
According to a reliable information received here, Teng Yen-tab, Jex-Commander of' the Third Red Army Corps and Chairman of the Movement Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, was executed at Nanking last Wednesday by order of the Ministry of War. Teng was arrested on August 17, at No. 20 Yuen Fung, off Vu Yuen Road, together Mot his with con Tue "Mingkupao," leading Chinese newspaper, reported yesterday that the Communists have inaugurated a provisional government. of Soviet" Republic In" Kiangsh AN order has been isled by the City Government of Greater Shang-thai for the arrest of those responsible for the West Gate riot on December 13 when several tramear windows were smashed and an Jofcer of the Public Safety Bureau was Kidnapped. The order also severely reprimands the acting Commissioner of Public Safety for his alleged negligence in taking precautionary measures against the Atrouble-makers, er
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