Tosa, Dec. 27.
The Soviet Consulate-General in Shanghai is now closed and the keys are in the hands of Mr. F. Thiel, Consul-General for Germany. Two ships carried away on Saturday to Vladivostok a number of Soviet consular and commercial officials as result of the recent action of the Nationalists. The str. Sishan left at 920 am, with Comrade B.
Koslovsky, Consul-General for the USSR. and other officials on board und the str. Haiyen left at 2.45 p.m. the same day with officials of the Soviet Mercantile Fleet and Soviet Trade Union and also with other representatives of the Soviet organizations in Shanghai numbering 16 in all. They were escorted toa launch by the S. M. Police, the red flag being lowered before their departure from the Consulate. The str. Sishan left port with some 20 fticials including Comrade Koslovsky, Consul-General; Comrade Me-ladin, Vice-Consul; Comrade Sorogent of the Soviet Merchantile and Comrade V. Rover, manager of the Tass News Agency, the Soviet news organization. No furniture was taken away by the officials.
German Consul-General has, received no ¢efinite instructions in Fegard to passport visas but it is understood that ha is authorized to visa passports of Soviet citizens. Those desiring visas must ply to Mukden and no passport: visas can be granted here to those Acting un the request Nanking Government, the Police visited some 40 offices occupied by Soviet citizens and as a result these offices are now closed. It is probable that there will be other citizens sent away in the near future.
'A report says that the Soviet str. Simferopol arrived at Tsingtao on December 17, flying the Nationalist flag in the belief that Tsingtao was under the control of the Southerners. The ship was arrested and fined $1,800 by the Northern administration in occupation.
The following notification, which appeared as an advertisement in sue of the "North-China Daily News" has been posted at the former Soviet Consulate-
General by Mr. F. Thiel, German Consul-General:
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The confusion in Hankow inevitably caused through the arrest of Russians and others thought to be communists is at an end. A number of the suspected persons have been released.
Shanghai "Zarya", in summarizing the Russian situation, stated in its Tuesday's issue that 108 Soviet representatives had left port. There still remain the balance of 1,100 men and women with Soviet passports.
Tae Chinese papers say, that, owing to the fact that the Tete snroig sousttie tt Petter refuse to agree to the proposal, the! agreement whereby the Powers bind themselves not to import any muni tions into China will now be aban. doned.
Tue opening of the fourth pleni ary conference of the Central Executive Committee and the, Supervisory Committee of the Kuomintang which was to have taken place on New Year's Day has} been postponed.
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