Mourning of Tjimahi Victims Continues (FBIS, 7 Jul 1960)

=== [PDF page 1] === MOURNING OF TUIMAHT VICTIMS CONTINUES Peking, NCNA, Radioteletype in English to Europe and Asia, July 7, 1960, 1035 GMT--W (Text) Jakarta, July 7--During the three days from July h to 6 over 18,000 Overseas Chinese and Indonesians went from various places in West Java to Tjimahi to express condolences over the two Overseas Chinese women, Yang Mu-mei and Yeh Chin-niang, who were killed by the West Java military authorities. === [PDF page 2] === The Coffins of Yang. Mu-mei and. Yeh Chin-niang were placed in the © Chung Hua Tsung Hui hall in Tjimahi. Portraits of the victims were hung in the middle of the hall; the walls were covered with scrolls and streamers of mourning. From morning to night since July 4 people have streamed into the hall to mourm the two deceased in silence. Many women cannot help crying. Représentatives of many Overseas Chinese associations and other Overseas Chinese compatriots also went to the families of the victims to express their sympathy. During the three days, many Indonesian women in Bandung and Tjimahi also went to moum the two Chinese women who were brutally killed. Overseas Chinese in various places of Indonesia have sent cables and letters to the victims' family members in Tjimahi to express their sympathy and their indignation of the Tjimahi bloodshed created by the West Java military authorities, who were instigated and supported by influential Indonesian circles. They demanded resolutely that the Indonesian Government severely punish the murderers, stop forcible evacuation, compensate the losses, and guarantee the security of Overseas Chinese life and property. Groups that sent cables and letters to the bereaved families include Overseas Chinese organizations in Surabaya, Semarang, Medan, Belitung, and Bandjarmasin and the téachers association and the Fu Chou Kung Hui — (Foochow People's Association--d.) in Jakarta. The General Confederation of Overseas Chinese Associations in Surabaya wrote in its cable of condolences: "Even barehanded women and children have fallen victims of barbarous atrocities at which all Overseas Chinese in Surabaya are extremely indignant."