Hankow awoke to intense excitement this morning with the ex-Russian and ex-German Concessions occupied by Chinese troops carrying fon a systematic house to-house search for suspected communists, The Soviet Consulate received first attention, all its occupants, both Russian "and Chinese being arrested, while other houses and cabarets occupied by Russians were Inter visited, the round-up being carried out in a thorough manner.
It is estimated that every com-/munist oF suspect in Hankow was Foreigners rising early this morning witnessed Russians of both sexes being marched off in their night attire, in some cases barefooted and roped together, while women were weeping hysterically.
Tu one ease a terrified Russian irl jumped out of the second storey of a house and was severely injured.
It is likely that a number of persons innocent of being communists were unavoidably arrested, but it is expected that they wil be released 'Numbers of persons are' being detained in the ex-Russian Concession police station, while it is presumed that the Soviet Consular staff are being detained at the Chinese military headquarters. Tt is expected that all the Soviet officials will be deported.
It is understood that the raid was carried out on instructions from Nanking by 600 Chinese troop munistic leanings and isgovernment.
Tt is learned from an authoritative source that the Russians now being held by the Chinese military authorities comprise 12 women and five men, All of them will be released shortly, except two men, Comrade Glatz,' manager of the Dalbank, and Comrade Yessin, the Soviet trade representative, who, after further investigation, pro: ably will be deported—Reuter.
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