The authorities, armed with a scarce-warrant issued by the British Consul, next day searched the manager's house, and found several cases of arms, ammunition and hand-grenades, as well as Communistic literature, under the flooring of one of the outhouses. It is hinted that they were brought here from Canton on one of Messrs.
Tardine's coasting steamers, in the control over them," is the in- guise of personal effects belonging this province. It is thought likel ble answer of officials, when to a former manager here and were that taken across private launch. The Number One of the launch and his assistant have Strict surveillance is being kept upon the crews of incoming coasting ships in an effort to ascertain when ther those of other shipping lines fare involved in Communist plots. The Seamen's Union premises here have been searched but without results, it is said, but there is some suspicion that the Union leaders, if they have no direct connection with those activities, are not unaware of their existence. The military are conducting searches in all parts of the town. Sentries are posted around districts and no one allowed to pass the search is concluded. Yesterday forenoon, all approaches to the city were patrolled and all persons sce: ing to come in were Searched and arrests were made of several who could not account for themselves. Sensational develop ments are expected soon.
It hhintod that incriminating evidence against certain prominent. persons here, is accumulating.
To Deport Russians?
Many Communist agitators are said to be in hiding in the vicinity, fand it is claimed that they are constantly supplied with funds, ete. cly confederates in Canton' and Shanghai who, in turn, receive support from Soviet Russia. The local authorities are sid to have communicated with Nanking about passports for Russians, the inclination There being not to grant any. Russian agitators are supplied with documents, ranging from so-call, "Immigrant Passports" issued by the Chinese authorities at Harbin, to Rumanian, "Polish, Finnish, Estonian' and Latvian. "These are easily procurable, upon payment of a soficient sum to certain w scrupulous officials, ug in the case of the Harbin "Immigrant Passports," about which there was scandal a year or so ago when Polish lady who had no passport had to part with nearly' $1,000 to obtain one.
The Chinese authorities here are particularly determined to prevent Russians from travelling about steps will be taken to deport in the company's) those already here, unless they are lo to procure very satisfactory shop guarantees. last few days and it is possible the] men. To supply one's own coolies
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