Two Koreans, who, according to their alleged confessions, made pub-We on Saturday by the Japanese conular police, played a major part in the Chinese Communist campaign, fare awaiting deportation to Chosen to undergo trial. Kanka Ri, aged 24, an asserted aviator, wireless com~ munications expert, and Communist banker, and "Rluken Kon, aged 32. said to be a musician and entertainment director for the Reds in their former capital at Juikin, Kiangsi, were arrested by the Japanese con-Sula police with the ce-operation of the French authorities at 14 Route Dollfus on July 10. Complete se, roey regarding their identity and their connections was maintained tuntil_ yesterday by both the French fand Japanese police, According to the Japanese Consular Police, Ri, who arrived in Shanghai the autumn of 1925, after receiving an incomplete education in Chosen, Joined the Korean Communist Party in April, 1027. In 1981, he organized a wireless telegraph corps for the First Route Communist Army, which then was based on Yutu, in southern Kiangsi, When the first National Convention of the Chinese Commun-st Parly was held at Juikin, in July, 1081, TRU took part in the. discussions Chief Oriental delegate. He also was among the seven who took the salute of the Communist army at the military review held in connection With the convention. The others were Chu Teh, Chou En-lai, and Mao Tze-
Identified by the Communist literature found in the wrecked craft, Ri was taken unconscious to Juikin, where hho was in a hospital for eight months After being discharged, he was appointed to an Important post in the Soviet Central Bank at Juikin, but again fel ill and was in the National Hospital there from July to October last year. In January of this year, he was training Red recruits, when he was captured by Government troops. Masquerading as a fresh Communist convert, he promised his captors he would reform and was released. He arrived in Shanghai in une.
Kan, who comes from a wealthy family' with mining interests Chosen, studied the violin for three years after leaving middle schoo! He returned to his home in Heian Hokudo province, and helped his family, but, when he received an inheritance "following his father's death, he came to Shanghai to con: Unue his musie studies. This was it March, 1929. In November of that year he joined the Korean Commun ist party and took part in Red sctivites in Shanghai, joining m parades and demonstrations.
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