Chinese Indignant Over Allegations Made The Chinese authorities are great ly. exercised over allegations of Bribery, corruption and inefficiency which have been made by the "Shanghai Evening Post Col, Yuan Liang, Commi: Public Safety for the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, and the members of the p force which he controls.
In recent issue of the "Eve: Post," there was inserted a portrait of the Commissioner, accompanied by the three words "Out with him," and, on the following day, there appeared a cartoon, entitled' "The Man of Straw," making allegations, of bribery and corruption against Col. Yuan and his men, The alleged insults to the Chinese authorities fare atid to have been unbearable and the Chinese officials have threatened to take the matter up officially with the American Consul-General. As a result of the so-called insults, he Chinese authorities, it is understood at the request of Col. Yuan, decided to ban the "Evening Post and deny it postal privileges, A thorough investigation is being made into the alleged acceptance of a bribe of $25 from Chang Chu-sen, stereotypist in the employ of the "Evening Post," who has been arrested and drained. Several police officers: said to have been concerned in the alleged bribery have been charged in the Shanghai District Court and, after they had pleaded innocence,' remanded. Meanwhile, the inquiry is being continued.
In the course of a further announcement which they issued yesterday, the former workers of the "Evening' Post," who, it will be recalled, were dispensed with after they had been given opportunity to return to their work and who insist-presenting impossible demands, say that a month has elaps ed since they were relieved of their employment and they express thanks to the public for giving them fina cial assistance, 'The Expected Kneeling "The fight put up against the imperialist-capitalists of the 'Even-{ng Post' is an unusual one," says the manifesto, "because the' manag ment has' gone 80 far as to look upon China and her national holiday with contempt. Tt has even attacked our administrative fic sulted China and refused to accept mediation, "The capitalists have been put to no little incomvenienes as a result of the strike and now that the paper has been banned by the authorities and denied postal privileges, we may. oon expect the management to be brought to its knees.'
Questioned with reference to the above, Mr, Carl Cro publisher of the "Evening Post informed a representative of the "North-China Daily News' that no allegation of bribery or corruption was ever made against Col. Yuan but they were made against his department, Col. Yuan was criticized for being incompetent and false to his trust and for not upholding the laws and regulations of. the National Government, As to the allegations of the stu ers that the management refused to grant them a day's holiday on October 10, on the occasion of the Chinese national holiday, it was ted out that these men'turned up as usual on that day and it was agreed to pay them overtime. Seen that they had obtained this concossion, they decided to try to get more and put in a demand for days holiday every year, which was refused and they were told to take: a long holiday and not to return. 'And, said Mr. Crow, they' apparent ly ave still enjoying it. tthe ban continues, In connection with the confiscation of the Sheng Kung-pao property, General Chang Chun, Mayor: of the Shanghai Municipality. (Chinese territory), has addressed a letter to the China Merchants S. N. Ca, requesting the company to furnish a detailed list of shares: and property" belonging tothe Sheng family. A later report in the vernacular papers says that, the management of the China Merchants S. N. Ca, propose, in a day or two, to submit to the Nitiotal Government, a list of the shares held by the estate.
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