The Archive · 1941

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tale arrests of Chungking employes eons the police have been forced {0'do 50. It is recalod shot follow: Ing' the bombing and shooting. which cceurrsd in the Hew regime's bank in Shanghai some weeks ego, Mr. I Shineehuen, the "Minister, "made statement urging the people to take hate of the iitalion but retrained from taking retaliatory measures.

alleged that the terrorist situation has gone from bad to worse, forcing Nanking (o make arrests in & whole Sale manner to t2 to enable relatives of those arrested {o realize that all ffovernment employees are correlated their fate, although they them elves are Innocent.

'The step, ib i said, will also make Known' to all tht" the' Chinese People have their "common demand" ud. are entitled to "common protec-Bon ale the 18 Bank Spenaiily of restriction of freedom"

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and detained admittedly without any fault of their own, will also. make Soltlement authorities understand ihe cause and effect of unhappy intldents and_thelt responsibilities, stated. When peace ard order fave been restored in the Settlement. "Se. will-at once restore freedom of those bank "employees. detained, Safety and comforts of the dotaine Persone are. said guaranteed. The Hitement soks all Chungking bank employees "in Shanghai to. urge Ghungking to slop terrorist activities nee.

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