'A stir was caused yesterday, however, in Chinese citoles when the "Chen Yien Pao," a leading Chinese daily in sympathy with Chungking published" in Shanghai," quoted Follable forces as stating that many German youths had come to Shang-hal recently,. Some of the German youths were ssid to be members of the "Gestapo." Others were said to have seen employed by the Japan~ ese for training parachutists Shanghai, The report asserted that the parachute-jumping exercises. of the last few days in Kiangwan were held with Germans as instructor While denying the above report, quarters in touch with Nazi circles in Shanghat admitted that a branch of the German organization called the "Strength through Joy" has been working here, It was explain= ed that the organization has eon Girecting holiday outings among the Germans hero and that no Chinese pamphlets have been distributed by the organization, The organization was taid to have been very active prior t2 the war in Germany, among workers during holidays, *20,000 Workers'
Involved (Continued from page 132) coolies has since died. The reports, however, fail to say anything about injuries sustained by the police, nor mention the real cause of the trouble. The committee have promised to vestigate the matter.
Other strikes were without a change yesterday, Involving more than 10,000 edrpenters. masons. spectacle makers and school teachers.
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