The Archive · 1927

Borodin Booked to Leave Hankow

Non-Consular Soviet Subjects to go Too Frupay, July 1.

Considerable interest is aroused from yesterday's despatches from Mankow, where large troop movements from Hankow to Wuchang occurred on Wednesday night. The pickets have all been disarmed and in Unions dissolved. A reliable report otates that all Soviet sub-Jects not actually attached to the staff of the Consulate are leaving Hankow within 24° hours, and Borodin was booked to leave by river steamer on Wednesilay night.

A report from Chinkiamg says that the steamers belonging to the China Merchants' 8. Ne Ca. are still in port there, although these vessels were believed to have arrived for the purpose of taking a large number of Chiang Kai-shek's troops from Chinkiang to Kiukiang, whence an offensive towards Hankow. was believed to be inevitable, ike" Will Quit Fankow, June 29, Last night all pickets gave up their arms and deserted the Hupeh General Labour Union headquarters, which are now guarded by troops drawn from the local garrison, It is definitely confirmed that General Feng Yuchsiang demands the immediate dismissal of Borodin jand compliance by the Wuhan Gov-Jernment of the mandate delivered by the Nanking Government, It is understood that most of the [Red Russians are leaving to-morrow, including Borodin,

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