New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-02-21
HEADS OF Chinese
| Being Topped OFF
Reign Of Terror as Shanghai
EXGutioners Ply Trade
FOREIGNERS NOT MOLESTED

Great Britain Reserves Right to
Land Troops, Cantonese Are Told
England Gives Up Some Rights
In Hankow.
Shanghai, Feb. 81 tPl-The sword,
welded swiftly to behead strike TO-
mentors. was used in the native sec
ton of Shanghai today to combat the
pen Of nationalist propaganda.
Continuing death dealing pro-
gram started yesterday under orders
of General Ii Pao-Chang. defense
commissioner of Shanghai. to check
the spread of a general strike order
Saturday, executioners with large
swords patrolled the streets, and
summarily. without semblance of a
trial. decapltated on the spot men
found making seditious speeches or
disrupting strike literature.
Many Arc Beheaded
Reliable Chinese sources placed
the number OF beheadings at 2S, OF
which 16 were carried out today,
while the nationalists declared that
there had been 80.
The strike was called allegedly for
economic reasons, but in reality to
celebrate the recent nationalist VIC
IN, hai
subsequent capture of Hangchow,
important center lis miles south
west of here, from the forces of
Marshal Sun Chang-Fang.
Effect Is Noticeable
The effect of the reign of terror,
though unnoticeable yesterday, was
pronounced today. Strike activities
| lessened, even in the foreign settle
ment beyond the jurisdiction of the
Chinese authorities, and the natives
started an exodus from the Chinese
section to the projections of the
foreign area. A heavy rain also
helped to discourage mass demon
STATIONS.
Advance Is Checked
Although the situation on the bat
tlefront south Of here remained
about in status quo, Marshal Chang
Tso-Lin. generalissimo of the north
ern forces, struck a snag in his pro
jected drive against the ,southerners
by a march through Honan province
when forces of General We-Pei-Fu,.
nominal master of the state, dis
armed a number of Chang Tso-Lin's
soldiers and seized an ammunition
| train.
! Reports OF this setback were re-
ceived here after it had been made
| known that the generalissimo had
| telegraphed WI pleading that he be
allowed to send soldiers through
Honan. However, the incident was
not taken as an indication that WI
will oppose the northern commander
in the present campaign. although
! WI and Chang have been at logger
heads several times in recent years.
Stores Reopening
The department stores of Shang-
hats foreign settlements, which
closed Saturday, reopened today and
some of the mill hands who joined
in the wallout returned to work.
Buses resumed operation on a skel-
etonized basis, but other transporta-
ton services remained at stand
still.
The city also continued without
postal service. the post office being
locked and picketed. Eight hun
of the central post office, preventing
the clerical force from going to
work. Newspapers have suspended,
/ owing to the workers demands that
they print the entire strike story.
The journals are unwilling to do this,
/ fearing the repressions of General
Ii, subordinate of Marshal Sun.
Minor Disturbances
! The strike was marked with a
number of minor disturbances yes
! terday A mob of boys and loafers
! stoned the billets of a small detach-
/ ment of British and Punjabi SOL
diers. The crowd was dispersed by
the police. who in turn were stoned
when the mob took refuge in alley
ways. A Chinese owned cotton mill
also was stoned. Thus far the strike
{ has assumed no anti-foreign aspect.
! First authentic reports from the
| Chekiang battlefront said the ma
! tionalists occupied Hangchow last
| Friday. and railwaymen returning
from that sector report that the adj
/ vancing southerners entered Linping.
II miles northeast OF the captured
city Saturday; 10000 of Marshal
Suns troops were reported to be
| forming a line Of resistance between
! kashing and Sungkiang. The latter
! point is only IS miles from Shanghai.
LoOting of Hangchow
The looting of Hangchow by the
northerners just prior to their re-
treat was laid to the troops of Gen
/ eral Chow Yin-Jin, former governor
| OF Fukien, who lost that province
| during the northward sweep Of the
| Cantonese. His soldiers were de-
+ clared to have looted 400 houses, but
their plundering was cut short by a
rain storm and the arrival of the
nationalists.
In occupying Hangchow the ma
tionalist plainclothcs men entered
first and were followed by the reg
ular soldiers. Shortly after their
arrival the stores reopened and the
flag OF the Kuomintang, the dom
! inant political party of the national
list government, was displayed every.
where.
Foreigners Safe.
Washington. Feb. 81 Pl-OfficiaI
reports from Shanghai TO the state
department today said there had
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