Harbin, Apr, 11, A Russian, named Mendrin, who! emigrated to Australia in 1906, and who remained in that country for, 15 years, becoming a British sub-Ject before returning in 1920, has just had his British papers taken away from him. As such cases are rare and probably without precedent in Harbin, this has caused quite a lot of talk among Russi The Australian Government were, wise in acting, for the man apparently is an agitator of the first order though posing as engaged in trade. The official Chinese organ in the Russian language has quite a lot to say about Mendrin, stating that among White Russians, he pretended that he, being a British subject, was getting British finan cial support in an anti-Bolshevike movement, yet at the same time he was a frequent visitor at the Soviet Consulate, where he gave much information concerning tions of local monarchists, He the owner of a small garage and, by flying the British flag, he has been able to get cars for which he paid, Shanghai dealers having been victimized, according to this same paper, 1
A. nephew of his was recently, arrested with others for having stolen motor parts. from his uncia selling them for a song to some Bazaar stall-holder. Quite recent he got. someone to impersonate the British Vice-Consul, with the object of getting money out of one other Russian who was anxious to emigrate to Australia, He ed that the "British official" could not speak a word of Russian, and he himself pretending to interpret, tried to persuade the Russian tha the Vice-Consul had stated that Mendrin was quite reliable. The Russian must have had his doubts, for a day or 80 later he personally went to the Consulate, and when shown into the Vice-Consul's office, as surprised to see quite another gentleman who spoke to him in. ian, the passport had best n from him, his wife visited Consulate and demanded that it should be returned at once. She had to be conduct prem= after trying The local Chis sioner of Foreign Affairs has been duly notified that the man is. longer under British protection, and as complaints have been made against him by some of his Russian Victims the police are after him, He however quietly: slipped out of the town beforehand and his press cent whereabouts are unknown.
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