On October 5, having received information regarding Communist. activities, the French Police made raids in' various parts of the Concession, notably "in Route Magy. [These resulted In the arrest of four allegedly notorious Communists and the seizure of Communist documents Jond account books, which showed that the premises formed the central accounting bureau of the Communist party.
The figures of certain monthly payments reach considerable sum and show the importance attached 10 the Communist movement in China.
JThe cashier, who was arrested, had accounts with certain banks for transactions in sterling, US. dollars Jand gold bars.
The next day a further arrest was made in the neighbourhood of Route Magy, where a woman was found to be vearrying. various documents and circulars. "This arrest was followed 'The Soviet Ambassador to China, Mr. 'D. " Bogomoloft, with Mrs. Bo: gomolom, lett for the USSR. on Saturday, via Japan, in the s, Nagasaki' Maru. The "Councillor of the Embassy, Mr. I. Spilvanek, will act as Charge d'Affaires in Mr, Bogomoloff's absence, Mr. J. W. Ballantine, for the fast four years U, S. Consul-General Canton, sailed from there on Thursday with Mrs, Ballantine and their two younger daughters, Adele and Alice, for Mukden, to which post he has been transferred. Their" eldest daughter, Miss Betiy Ballantine, now at school here at the American School, During Mr. Ballantine's four years in Canton he made a distinnished record, being especially able in promoting and cementing Sino-American friendship. His earlier feereer in the consular service taken him to Kobe, Yokohama, Tansui bby that of another Communist, living in Thorburn Road.
Short Wave Radio November and With the assistance of the Shanghai Municipal Police, the French Police, during the night of October 9/10, carried out two raids, in Whash-
Kiukiang Road. A meeting of Ment bers is called to-day at 630 pin, Ing and Urga Roads. In the Whash-{ing Road raid two short-wave wireless. transmitters, and one receiver, were seized, and the operator arrest< 'A. second station, containing it has been established that these wireless stations were used for com munication between Shanghai and the Communist centres in. Kiangsi, as well as" between Shanghai and Swatow. woman arrested.
From inquiries made by the Police Inquiries ore proceeding, and further developments are anticipated,
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