RECENT CANTON RIOTS
i, DRASTIC REPRISALS V .:;•-■-
DEALING WITH THE REDS
(British Official Wireless.)
RUGBY, loth December
The control of Canton has now been 'aompletely regained by the Cantonese Government forces, who are taking extremely drastic measures for "dealing with Communists and others responsible for the recent. coup. Most have fled, but those' captured have been dealt with summarily according to custom and ■the streets are littered with corpses. The Red outbreak was one of the most violent episodes in the city's recent history. Largo portions were burned. Hundreds of Government sympathisers and police were killed,,and looting was general. Although the Cfentral Bank was destroyed'by fire, the strong-room containing gold and ndtes remained intact. The Customs and post office were undamaged. A proclamation has been issued by the Government calling upon the inhabitants to denounce Communists in hiding. Throughout the outbreak foreigners escaped molestation, and no injury to British property has been reported.
Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Commauder O. LockerLampson (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) said that so far as was known there had been no British casualties in the recent .disturbances at Canton.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 145, 16 December 1927, Page 11
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