Later.
While it wae first thought. that kidnappers had been responsible for the murder and burying of seven victims in' the courtyard of two houses, it is now stated that the deceased came to their deaths at the hands of Communists, who thus took vengeance for betrayal of their tu: terests by the wholesale murder of his: family.
Although it is stated on one hand! that all the relatives, with the ex: caption of a child, of a. Communist {who turned informer to the Govern: ment have been wiped out, another Report states. that there Were four other relatives who were' similarly murdered and buried in another graveyard" in. the International Settlement. Police inquiries are continuing' in this. direction. through another angle to the altair, A development is also possible Police authorities are now making fa" re-examination "of the papers Seized at the time of the arrest of Noulens and Mrs. Vandereruysen, SPE: the two Communists ho were handed over to the Chinese authorities and taken to Nanking.
The affair commenced in April la Hupeh Provincial Govern: 3 ities arrested Kou El Mx, Turner will be succeeded here! vy Mr, Eh apex Chancellor, who arrived "some" months ago. from Reuter's "head "office in. London where he hada considerable and ence in. the handling th ordinary and commercial. done work for Reuter in Geneva and in After a and at Cambridge, where he took first-class Honours Degree History, Mr. Chancellor joined Reuter's organisation. He has travelled extensively in the Near} East and in South Africa (when his father, Sir John Chancellor, who has just relinquished the post of Trans-Jordan, Governor "of High Commissioner of Palestine and
Southern Rhodesia).
Mr. M. J, Cox, who joined Router's London "office in i900,- becomes manager, of Reuter's Far Eastern Rew Setvices. Ins, Gon. after Cepion, arrived in Shanghai in Jan-ending five ears in Tndia "ona
12, "to" take "charge Heuter's Shanghai ote. "Since that dine he has been" a close and sympathetic observer of the foundation of Republican China and has wide oriole of acquaintances in Ghinese "politico "ana business!
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