Over thirty Chinese constables under the leadership of the police chief of the Special District visited Soviet Consulate in New Tow and surrounded the premises. A group of men was stationed outside the building to which for escaping inmates, while others entered. the building, AMI the apartments in the building were empty, no sign of any secret meet ing being noticed. There were no cars. or drothhies at the gate and no hats or other traces of the were seen inside. The was found in progress in foment, the door leading: to' was tightly barred. Efforts to break the door having failed, some clever constables, realizing that delay at the door when the Inmates had become aware of their nee would end in disappoint. now, through which all the police parly gained entrance.
The numbering forty, tone having escaped, were much upset, but did not show any signs of A stack of documents quickly found way to the fire place, where, though the day was hot, afire had been lighted a precautionary measure, and several papers were burnt before the police could save them. The remaining documents together with those partly burned and even the ashes were taken away by. the police, These documents were chietabout communist propaganda work in China, and. some Sect a he en at rua in Conteat China Tu some papers the future state of the Eh discussed at some length, it is also said. Besides the literature quantity of ammunition, several Mauser pistols and some sets of paraphernalia were also Consvl-General at Mukden was found among those present. General Mi Tseng-lenz and of Chin-wei, admin-of the" Special
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