Pointing out the seriousness of the decision "made by the Shanghai Municipal Council to hand over the land documents entrusted 10 its care by the Kuomintang authorities, the Chinese press in Shanghai yesterday voiced opposition in no. uncertain terma, asserting that the Powers concerned themselves would take the consequences of the decision, Real estate dealings in Shanghai lis ye had mo formal registrations singe the conclusion of hostilities here, but if the documents are handed over to the now Chinese authorities, foreign and Chinese property owners would have to "bow down their heads" before officials of the new Chinese city regime, the papers said.
would "affect property rights seriously, it was contended, and British and French conciliation would directly affect their interests in the Far East was also reported that Chinese members of the Council would oppose the decision. One foreigner. was quoted as saying that he also opposed the decision. for legally: speaking, the Settlement authorities had no power transfer the papers to a "third party Blacklisted Shanghai, July 3, An open clash between the people of China's war and peace fronts. in Shanghai was foreshadowed yesterday when Mr. Wang Ching-wei head of the new regime in Nanking issued an order for the arrest and severe punishment of &3 well-known Chin 22, mostly newspapermen who are sup posed to. be opposed to his peace movement, The announcement. of what may be considered as the "black List" of the peace movement created a stir in Chinese circles here, but. many prominent people where names were mentioned it was considered a good thing, for their loyalty to one faction or the other has often been questioned in the past.
Among those who are said to be 4gaitors" to the country and "running dogs" of Communists are many Chinese bankers, and civie leaders in Shanghai. Many of them are charged with spreading rumours by publishing newspapers under the names of third parties, and also with organizing "companies" for doing "assassination business." Authorities of both the military' and police were ordered by Mr, Wang, in bls capacity as acting president of the Nanking administeation and also. as president of the Executive Yuan, to arrest them.
Such widely known personalities as Messrs, Eugene I. P. Kiang, well known lawyer and a Chinese member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, Ling Kung-hou, general secretary of the Shanghai Bankers Association, Li Ming, former chairman of the sime association, Wu Kal-hsien, Shanghai cader of the Kuomintang. Ma Ying-long, general manager of the "Shun Pao." Too Lo-ching. general secretary of the Chinese Ratepayers Association (Seltlement), Chiang Poh-cheng and Chiang Gien-po of the Shanghai Kuomintang are among those to be arrested and punished,
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