The Archive · 1935

Staff Both Executed

Canton, June 17, great sensation was caused here to-day with the execution of Gen. Tsai Teng-hui, commander of the Janti-piracy forces in the Bias Bay jaxea, and his Chief-of-Staff, Yang Chichsuan. The two officers, who Jwere stated to have been in secret possession of a vast quantity of arms and ammunition, were put to death Jon orders from' the general head quarters of the Kwangtung armies, Gen, Tsai, who formerly was in command ofa division in the Kwangtung Army, is alleged to have given assistance fo pirates, with the collusion of the Chiefof-Staff, The two Joficers both were natives of the Waiyang district, where the gang who pirated the s, Tungchow landed and, lescaped—Reuter,

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