The Archive · 1934

Peking Police Official Executed

Peking, Sept. 2.

For the frst time in many years, Jan official has paid the extreme Penalty for dealing in the drug!

'With the widening goes rebuilding. Dhring the last four years I have seen, extraordinary progress in, local shops and public' buildings. There was no theatre; now there are half a dozen, and a-new one has just been built which includes reinforced-concrete construction; and modern root lighting after the design employed in Shanghai's Grand Theatre. In the same road a large store is in process Two police officials, one of whom, Yin Houng, was head of a local police istrict, were executed early" this morning "on a charge of "seling The executions were carried out in accordance with" an order from Nanking.

Both men were arrested several weeks ago and admitted their guilt. Reuter.

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