The first hope of success, the "raiviku Shimpo" said, came" with the Information thal Major-Gen. Asiung had secretly registered at a hotel in the French Concession and was attempting to purchase arms ammunition, Plans were ald bby the Japanese gendarmerie to lure him into the western district of Shanghal_ on March 8, the daily However, Major-Gen, Hsiung, in order to foil any possible, Japanese trap, started out to his destination on Brenan Road on March 7, one Gay earlier than originally planned, According to the "Tairiku Shimpo.
Learning of this, Sergeant-Major duro Sakamoto, and Sergeunt Seljo Nakao, of the water police section of the J.G.H., defying danger, con-fecaled themselves at the yangleader's destination, "AN dusk, a slim, tall Chinese dressed in foreign clothes knocked at the front gate of the house where the rendezvous had been arranged. The two Japanese gendarmes leaped fon the Chinese and a seufle ensued. Rushed into a car which was kept readiness, he was taken to the npanese Gendarmerie's Western Dis Fought Several attics The captured Chinese officer was concurrently commander of the guerillas operating in Kiating, Taitsang, Quinsan, Tsin-pu, and ang shu, the daily reported.
Commanding 20,000 guerillas armed swith Tatest type of rifles a puns of Major-Gen, Hsiung had been direeting sueriiia warfare in the Shanghai area, engaging Japanese forces four Nimes during a period from last Ausuist to December, according to the. Tairiku. Shimpo:
Defeated in his last battle fought tong the Yangtze, he was reported tw have opened his headquarters. the Freeh Concession. In his fast battle with the Japanese he was said fo have commanded three groups comprising 1,000 men, suffering 200 Killed in. the engagement. Having opened his headquarters on Avenue oltre, he was. reported to have been paid $7,000 monthly by the Kuomintang command, the daily. said.
The others arrested were fen, chief secretary Major-Gen. Hsiung, the Chen-ching, in charge of recruiting for Major-Gen. Hsiung's "guerilla corps Shanghai, Kao Yun-shan, Yuan Ming ping, and Ma Chu-yw
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