Hankow, Jan, 2 General Han Fu-chu, former Chairman of Shantung and concurrently, Cummander-in-Chiel of, the Third Army Corps. was executéa here carly this evening in accordance with military law.
The death sentence wes pronounced by "he highest military tribunal. fo1 the trial of General Han, wan wat found guilty of disobeying miliary order and evacuating Tsinan, the provineial capital of Shantung, and other fnpertant. military areas, Aged 47 and a native of Pahsien, Hopei, General Han was Chairman of Honan in 1928. He was appointed Commander of the First Army 1930, In September the same year, was given the post of of Shantung. When the present Sino-'Japanese hostilities broke out, he was entrusted with the duty of defending Shantung—Kuo Min.
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