Yet, gain: in the Tatang district, fa major of the 20h 'Corps Issued proclamations, "Tam told, staling that anyone might bring. Accusation against others and' that they need not sign their names nor would they. be required to appear Against the. accused: Soldiers were fen sent. with a machine gun, sur Founded the house when it was dark fand fired "shots: naturally' the. me mates would think they were rob: Gers and fre back: then the machine fun Went to work demolishing the thouse, the people being either illed wounded and the soldiers rushed in and looted whatever. they could and dragged the wounded to the Tajor's headquarters where they were subject to. terrible tortures. 10 make them confess that they are robbers. Tt is nol surprising that They "confess" inthe hope of escap-Ing further torture and then they are "ned" (in the form of guns of fame sort which are afterwards produced as evidence that. #0 many "robbers ave been killed).
Teis'a sad thing that while the higher authorities are really. trying bring about a better state of Bing, some of tie subordinates ae hear that this major and his" men terrorizing the country people. 1
have gone to Tingian, so there is a Of course, it may be said that these lories are exaggerated, but the fact hat similar stories are (old of dis-Ulets situated a long: way from each ether seem to show that there must {e'some truth In them.
A conmeree of Nanking citizens is'petitioning the Ministry of Industry and the Btayor of Nanking to [undertake afforestation of the territory surrounding the city within the next two years,
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