The Chinese public and press paid high tribute to the dead colonel yesterday hailing him as the national hero for his gallant defence of Chapel during the Shanghai hostilities. They spoke highly of his personality and bravery, but expressed scepticism in regard to the mutiny, it being as-Serted that some political motive might he behind the affair. In a sub-editorial, the "Chinese American Dally: News" stated that the colonel treated all friends alike and that in view of this, he received guests. iniscriminately in his camp. It was! said that some of his friends who are opposed to Chungking had visited him during his tte-ti ime.
The four Chinese soldiers who alleged to have stabbed and beater him to death inside she camp during morning exercises are being detained by the Settlement police and may. soon face the First Special District Court upon whose order they were: arrested on Thursday following the incident which shocked Chinese cir-les here. One of them, named Ho Ching-cheng, was ssid in a evening! Chinese report to be especially sus picious. Investigations were made as fo the origin.of the iron bars with which the men beat their superior to death,
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