Acting under the impression that the notorious Comrade "Mike"
Borodin was about to leave Shanghai by the Soviet Mercantile Fleet's str. Henli for Vladivostok on]
Tuesday morning, a party of} some 30 Nationalist soldiers! belonging to the Eastern Route Army, "under officers, boarded the vessel as she lay. alongside Messrs. Mackenzie & Co.'s Pootung Whhavf at about 4.15 o'clock on Monday afternoon and conducted a complete search.
According to an eye-witness, the soldiers went aboard the vessel, produced (he necessary warrant, and began the search. Men were detailed to all places of importance anil oven some of the lighters which were alongside were boarded to see that*nobody left the Henli without permission. A large and excited jerowd of interested Chinese at once gathered but they were soon cleared ay and the search was proceeded with. Nothing, however, was found, much less Borodin, but at the time of writing the soldiers were still jon board. "When a representative of, the "North-China Daily News" went across to Pootung, he was not allowed on board and the soldiers, when questioned, declined to say any-umber of British "marines were stationed at the wharf but they made no attempt to interfere] with the proceedings.
'The ste. Henli, which is command- ing ed by Capt. Springer, is a vessel! of 768 tons and she runs between'
Shanghai and Vladivostok and_vice terse. Although owned by the Soviet Mercantile Fleet, she flies the Chinese flag. She has been in port for several days and was flying the "Blue Peter" on Monday.
When questioned by our representative, the Chinese authorities declined to make any statement and, indeed, one or two high officials in-
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