RED TERROR
A TALE OF HORROR DEATH IN CHINESE VILLAGES. VICTIM'S TORTURED. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. HONGKONG, Nov. 28. The stories of Red terrorism in the Hoifung district are confirmed byBishop Valtorta. Vicar Apostolic, who states that he has . been informed by many refugees reaching Hongkong that in the small town of Cipseng. over six hundred were massacred, apart from other places. . . A ghastly- procession f termed . the “Red Triumph”, carried the victims’ heads from Qips'eng to Hoifung. Amongst the victims was a, very old and distinguished Chinese scholar. Bofo,re beiiig slaughtered he was subjected to torture, his nose being cut off and his ears pierced. Similar outrages have, been perpetrated in numerous localities and the particulars are revolting. Red spies are everywhere, earning a dollar a day for their services, whilst the murders of anti-Communists secure a reward of ten dollars for each victim.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 November 1927, Page 5
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144RED TERROR Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 November 1927, Page 5
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