Court at Nanking circularized all courts that cases involving attempts to overthrow the Government must be tried only before the Supr Court in Nanking. Now, all fy still at Soochow, probably awaiting orders to be sent to Nanking for another trial before the Supreme Court there, Efforts were made to have them deported to Soviet Russia when the Russian Consul-General Berg and Socal went on hunger strike on December 22 and have continued steadily to refuse food cause they insist that, having. bec acquitted, they should be released. They have not yet. been informed why they are still detained,
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