High Communist Officials in Police Hands Twelve persons, some of whom are believed to be members of the Cen Tal Executive "Committee of the Chinese. Communist Party and heads St the Kiangsu Provincial Communist Party, are now in the hands of the Buretu. of Public. Safety of the Shanghai City. Government, having been extradited tothe Chinese authorities by. the. Second. Kiangsu High Court last' Wednesday morn-
"both he, Chinese and Settemeat Errecia, in edition to some of the fice attach great importance to the
high officials ofthe Communist Party, "the police also seized. a Guantity of documents in which the Stork of the" Communist. Party in Shanghai is recorded. Chinese authorities believe that they have dealt severe blow at the Communists the round-up. tthe arrests were made by detectives of the Chengtu Road and Gor-fon oad stations about a week ago St'tye request of the Bureau "of Public Safety. An interesting episode ju which 0 member of the Central Communications Committee of the Communist. Party. raced. the police attempt to forewarn Communist members of the forthcoming police raids but was beaten by the Quick action on the part of the police was revealed in the Second Kiangsu Court last Wednesday, when Wu Ping-sun con fessed that he personally rushed to Chengtu Road district he minute he was informed of the police activities but upon his arrival fat his destination he found that th police had already occupied the premises, Wu also confessed that he a member of the Central Communications Committee of the Communist Party.
The twelve suspected Communists, two of whom are women, and their alleged occupations are: Yul Chi king, Ling Tse-ming, members of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party; Wu Ping-sun, Miss Liu Yueh-ying, alias Tu Liu sze, members of the Central Communications Committee, Liu Tse Kong, Chairman of the Communists Labourers' Federation, Cheng Yueh-lung, Secretary-General_ of the Xiangsu Provincial Communist Executive Committee, Miss Li Wen-pi, Chang Wen-ching, " Executive Members of All-China Communist Party, and "Wong. Keng-sun, Cheng Tsai koh, Li Ching-chow, and Chang King-piao.
'The addresses of the group of suspected Communists became known to the authorities following the arrest of Chow Sion-cheng, alias Lao 'Teao alleged to be Secretary-General of Workers' Corps of the Communist Party and concurrently director of the BAT. Strike Committee. In his possession was found a diary in which the addresses of a group fof important Communist members are recorded. The suspect was arrested at 6 Mao Shing Alley, Fu Ming Road, Chapel, No sooner had the diary been seized than the Chinese police proceeded to the Settlement and asked the Chengtu Road and Gordon Road police for assistance. The raids in Chengtu Road and Gordon Road dis tricts were carried out almost. simultaneously, the rapid action giving the suspects no chance to escape.
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