Seoul, July 25.
One Sun Ping-yn, a" self-styled Chinese Consul in Soishin, a North Korean port, and six members of his "staff," wore committed for trial the local court in Selshin to-day on charges of military espionage, the Leadquarters of the Korean Garrissn announced to-day.
'The men were arrested on Juls 17, the Garrison declaring that' step was taken because they "have been engaged in military espionag> illegally, having established their headquarters in the former Imperial Russian Consulate building in Seishin, "The building was to have been torn down after the revolution, but since 1981 it has been loaned to China by. the Soviet Union, China has stationed. there from time to time what she has termed consuls, making ita centre for her espionage in North Korea, "China,* the Garrison's statement continued, "has frequently referred to the building as its own. The Army was. well aware that it was being, used 10 investigate Japanese military secrets, taking advantage of the good
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