On July 12, 1920, near Djaronte station, the Chinese police arrested a_ man named Koudiakoff, bound him with cords and imprisoned him on a charge of having stolen 28 sheep. One Machiborodo gave bail and subsequently the charge was not substantiated. _Nevertheless all of Koudiakoff's sheep, numbering 76 were seized by the police and retained by them for some time pending their investigations.
On July 15, 1920, a policeman named Lu, with two associates, searched the house of _a Servian named Stoianovitch, whom they relieved of $52 in silver, two quilts and a cloak. They then took him to prison, beat him, released him and kept his money and his personal effects.
During the month of July, 1920, there were many instances in which the Chinese police interfered with Russian detectives assigned to the work of identifying criminals in the crowds on the station. On one occasion detective inspector Ross-arch identified and_ arrested a criminal on the platform, but although he showed his identification papers to the Chinese police he was beaten by them.
On August 8, 1990, at Imianpo, the Chinese arrested the militiaman Golovine for making an opium search, took him to the police station, beat him and strung- him up by the wrists. He was released the next day at the request of chief of militia Arapoff.
On August 21, 1920, near the Hotel Moderne in Harbin a Greek subject named Toufiatos was horrid bly beaten by Chinese police because he refused to go to the Chinese court at Fouchiatien.
He was rescued from the -police covered with blood by an indignant crowd.
On the same day in Harbin the Chinese police beat with the butts
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