SHOOTING TOO HUMANE FOR CAPITAL OFFENCES
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph-Copyright. Received Tuesday, '7.5 p.m.V • ! ' • SHANGHAI, July 17. While Dr. Ctwang is appealing to foreign capitals for tho abolition of evtra territoriality and the subjection or foreigners to .Chinese law the Kiangsu Provincial Government, in which Nanking is situated, to-day announced the reintroduction of strangling as the capital punishment instead of shooting, oh the ground that shooting, is insufficient punishment. . . AV':
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6664, 18 July 1928, Page 6
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71SHOOTING TOO HUMANE FOR CAPITAL OFFENCES Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6664, 18 July 1928, Page 6
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