Their faces lined with fatigue, a weary crowd of 402 Chinese Iabourers from all paris of Russia arrived in Shanghai in the Soviet s, Sever July 30. Representatives of Chinese official organs met them and have accepted the task of seeing etch man safely repatriated to his native, home in Shantung, Hopel, or Fukien, Carrying blankets, most of which were dirty and torn, and small bundies wrapped in cloth, the majority fof the men landed with little money. At least 100 are utterly des-tute and are looking for their dally up-keep. Every man is dressed in Russian style, in some cases complete with high boots and wearing moustaches, Their presence has transformed the Kinngsi Guild, their temporary headquarters at "Tungkadoo, Nantao, into-a veritable little-Rus~ sian colony.
"We Iaboured but were given no We got very lille food, We had no decent places. to sleep in." These were the general replies given one then helped himself to whatever old ho could find. 1 continued my work for one or two days and T pald myself with gold that I found."
'There was really no Aghting in his district, he continued, although the administration of the' districts often changed hands overnight. One morning, the mine was occupied by White Russians. It was no surprise to him that he should find Red' Russians in control overnight. One night heard some shots and he was told the next morning that a spy-had been killed. "For which side the spy had worked he could not tell.
Finally, the "Mao Tse" were vi torious: Mao Tee in Chinese may be interpreted as a hairy person, Asked why the Communists were' called Mao Tse, a term which Is not complimentary at all, the labourer said they: were not civilized, "Why, they confiscated my money!"
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