The Archive · 1939

West Threatened

Guerillas Deliver Warning To Owners: Places Move Into Hongkew

Gambling and opium dens in the western district are now reported to be gradually moying into Hongkew, and in North Szechuen Road six of such establishments having already come inia existence. This is beea of the presence of a large number guerillas in that district who take orders from Chungking and who have threatened to take acle against gambling and opium-snoking houses.

was further learnt yesterday tha the posters exhibited in the western district by guerillas on Sunday yerely criticized the "traitors" and "gangsters" who direct these establishments. Hope was expressed that they should cease to be "utilized" by me enemy otherwise they woul! be severely punished after being arrested. The posters were signed by Colonel Kao Sen, a company commander.

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