CHINESE TREASURES DISAPPEAR
Cases Filled With Junk FORMER MUSEUM OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH THEFT By Telegraph.—P-ess Assn.—Copyright. (Received May 8, 11.44 I 1 Shanghai, May 8. Startling disclosures are expected as a result of Government investigations into charges that millions of dollars worth of rare treasures which were recently transported from Peking to Shanghai for safe keeping following the Japanese invasion threat last year have been secretly sold. The relics and treasures came from the Peking Museum and the palaces in special trains, and approximately 19,000 cases were transferred to special warehouses under guard. It has since been revealed that certain cases, instead of containing priceless relies, are filled with junk, and Mr. Yihpeicln, former head of the Peking Museum, has been charged with the theft of these articles.
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Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 189, 9 May 1934, Page 9
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