The Archive · 1927

Hankow, Dee, 16

The Soviet Consulate here was by troops of the local gar-vison this morning, and members of the staff of the Consulate were taken to the Garrison Headquarters. appears that the Soviet Consul General was also taken to the Headquarters of the Garrison. About 200 other Russians were arrested.

Tt is stated that the Garrison Headquarters authorities intend to make a clean sweep of communists, Later.

Fearing possible activity of com- po munists, the Garrison Headquarters proclaimed special martial law in the ex-British and German Concessions at 3 am, today, and prohibited in-ress of both foreigners and Chi nese, About 30 Chinese and Ru communists were arrested in French Concession and elsewhere—

Toho.

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