The Archive · 1939

Chinese Woman Spy

Exceuted Shanghai, May 12 ants (Section 2), 1 Chinese ut, 1 Chinese Sub-Inspector, 3 Chinese Police Sergeants, 139 Chit tables and' 12 Chinese archers. "This personnel. divided into three duties as follows:— am-l0 am, 2 paneG pam, 10 2 pan, 6 panel Pan 10 pane On every pontoon, with the exe ception of Pontoon No. which is rented to the Chinese Maritime Customs and is occupied by the River Police Hullx and' Pontoon No.

which is used. exclusively naval Taunches and passenger tenders, one Chinese police constable is posted, whose duty it is to record all arrivals and departures of all types fof vessels. At the top of the pontoon imps, two Chinese police constables gether with two members of the Russian Regiment, S.V.C. are posted, it being the duty of the two Chinese constables to search all persons, both Incoming and outgoing, with the two members of the Twssian Regiment, S.V.C. in attendance.

During the period April 1 to April 0, 1989, approximately 857.648. per sohs were searched on all pontoon and the following arrests were made uring the tome pene 'A. Chinese woman said to have been hired by. the Japanese to do espionage work inthe guerilla areas was executed on May 9 after bein questioned at Tength by a guerilla Tender named Yeo Vu-lien (popularly Known as Colonel Chu, the Second Big Company Commander) whose address she tried to learn. She was executed somewhere near the Shang-hal-Tsingpu Highway.

The woman, Mrs, Ho Wangsz. went to Tsipao (village) near the Western" district at about 11am. ostensibly for the purpose of visiting Some friends, but in fact she tried to, know the exact whereabouts of] Colonet Chu. Some members of th ueritla unit under "Colonel Chu's command saw her and arrested her. She was escorted to see the Colonel, who after questioning her. ordered her execution, according to 9 Chinese report.

Mrs, Ho is stated to have confessed to the crime explaining that she was nee the common law wife of a policeman of the Greater Shanghai Municipal Government. She knew. the Colonel's wife and so the Japan fee tried to make use of her know: edge in order to know the address of the Colonel.

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