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4th Sept. 18th Sept.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Cheka Chief Tempts

Me To Turn Bolshevist

(Continued from page 7.) |

myself had denied them and had He admitted to, the Swedish Consul

The next day I received a sur

from Peters. prise visit

Moura as

my

CONSIGNEES.

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"MONCALIERT"

General that I was being treated From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI,

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PORT SAID, SUEZ, MASSAWAH, "ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE VIA SAIGON.

brought Moura with him. It was Wednesday, 6th Sept. at 10 amis birthday (he was thirty-two),|

On September 26 Karachan came Wednesday, 4th Oct. at 10 a.mand, as he preferred giving presents Wednesday, 18th Oct. at 10 am-to receiving them, he had brought to see me again. He informed me his birthday treat. In that the question of my trial had more senses than one this was the now been settled. It was not to CONSIGNEES of Carro hereby take place. He assumed that even-Informed that all Goods: are being landed at their risk Into the Godowns most thrilling moment of

tually I should be set free.

Peters came in of the Hongkong and Kowloon WART!

and Godown Two days later

Company Ltd captivity.

A in reminiscent Peters waN

with Moura. It was six o'clock on foon, whence and/or from the wharves a Saturday evening. He was dress-delivery may be obtained. mood. He sat down opposite me

Optional Cargo will not be landed and began to talk of his life as a

ed in a leather jacket and khaki

Mauser bere, unless notice has been given 48 revolutionary. He had become a

trobers. An enormenS

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I listened only fitfully.

Moura, who was standing behind

There was a broad grin on his face. Inde

He told me that I was to be set free

at Kow

port of call to which the option No claims will be admitted after the Goods remaining codelivered after the I thanked him, and then he look-22nd inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must before the 1st Sept, or they will not ed at me rather sheepishly, put his hand into his pocket, and pulled out be presented to the Undersigned t

be recognized. packet.

Peters and in front of me was on Tuesday. He would allow me to goods have left the Godown, and all fiddling with my books, which stood go home for two days to pack.

on a small side table surmounted by a long hanging mirror. She caught my eyes, held up a note, and slipped it into a book. I was terrified. A

"I have a favour to ask of you,” he said. "When you reach London, slight tura of his head, and Peters could see everything in the mirror will you give this letter to my I gave the tiniest of nods.

English wife?"

All broker, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 22nd instant at 10a.m. by veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Denglas. In the case of dutiable cargo, Con

our Bur

At the same time he gave me a Moura, however, seemed to think that I had not seen and repeated signed photograph of himself and signees are requested to inform the anapshots of his Imports & Exports Once that they showed me some the performance. My heart stopped

No Fire Insurance has been effect. beating, and this time I nodded like wife. Almost before I could say have such goods for examination an epileptic. Fortunately. Peters "of course I will" he drew back.

Bill of Lading will be countersign- "No," he said, "I shan't trouble noticed nothing or else shrift would have been short.

you. As soon as you're out of here ed by

DODWELL & CO. LTD.

Agents. Although Peters gave me no news

Hong Kong, 16th August, 1933. about my own fate beyond saying you'll blaspheme and curse me as

your worst enemy."

Moura's

that preparations were being made)

He seemed incapable of crediting for my trial, he treated me in every

any bourgeois with feelings of other respect with great courtesy.humanity towards the proletariat.

I told him not to be a fool and to) questioned me several times about my treatment by my sentries, and give me the letter, Politics apart,

were receiving asked me if I

I bore him no grudge. I would re- Moura's letters regularly, and if I member his kindness to Moura all! had any complaints to make. Then, promising to bring Moura again, hey life. I took the letter. Later,

jat course, 1 delivered it.

left me. Moura and I had hardly exchanged a word.

Peters Pays Me Another Visit. As soon as they had gone I rushed 18th Sept to the book and took out the note it was very short-six words only "Say nothing-all will be well."

led.

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THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

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Then he began to talk, first, about politics and the plot. He admitted The Steamship, Americans were as greatly com- CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby openly in front of Moura that the promised in this business as anyone informed that all Goods are being else. (Since my arrest an Amer- landed at their risk into the hazard- ican agent, had been arrested with ous and/or extra hazardous Godowns That night I could not sleep. plans, concealed in a hollow walking-of The Hong Kong and Kowloon The next day Peters came again. stick, of the disposition of the Red Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharn delivery. that the

be obtained. may 20th Oct. His second visit explained his first. Army). He confessed

Fri., Fri.,

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6th Sept. 6th Oct.

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This time he was accompanied, not evidence he had been able to collect by Moura, but by Asker, the against me was not very damaging. Swedish Consul-General, a man of great charm and high ideals, who had laboured night and day to

secure our release.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and I was either a fool or very clever. all Goods remaining undelivered after "I don't understand you," he said, the 26th August, 1939, will be subject

to rent.

All claims against the steamer why are you going back to Eng land? You have placed yourself in must be presented to the Undersigned Petera went straight to the point.j a false position. Your career is on or before the 9th September, 1983,

ex-finished. The neutral diplomatists had

Your Government will or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed and damaged pressed concern about my fate never forgive you. Why don't you Goods are to be left in the Godowns, They had been much perturbed by stay here? You can be happy and where they will be examined on the rumours that I had been shot, that make your own life. We can give 26th August, 1933, at 10 am, by I was being subjected to Chinese you work to do. Capitaliam in Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. 5th Sept torture. He had, therefore, brought doomed anyway."

5th Oct

To comply with the General Bond-

ed Warehouse Regulations consignees

when

damaged dutisble

the Swedish Consul-General in order I shook my head, and he went must have a Revenue Officer in at that he might persuade himself by away, wondering. He could not tendance 3rd Sept.

No Fire Insurance has been effecti 19th Sept. the proof of his own eyes (1) that understand how I could leave Moura xoods are examined.

I was alive, and (2) that I was He left her alone with me. being well-treated.

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Little by little I pleced together My conversation with Asker was the whole story. Moura herself had restricted. We had to talk in Rus been in the women's prison. My alan, and his knowledge of the lan colleagues and a goodly number of İguage was limited. Moreover, he the French had been incarcerated ju

was not allowed to discuss my case the "Butirky". with me.

Having satisfied himself that I

Wrung

concessions

ed.

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Great Anxiety About My Fate. Wardwell, the American Consul-ame time, disturbed by the cut- was not being starved or tortured, general, had been heroic. He had sequences of their raid on the Bri- from the Boltish Embassy in St. Petersburg, he managed to say that everything possible was being done en my be- shevists. Daily be had fed all the they had ng wish to create another half and then he left.

Allied prisoners and Moura herself breach of the law of nations. They

They would not! own provisions, He had would be correct. On the following morning the with his Bolshevist Press broadcast a state-not lessened her alarm by telling her infringe diplomatic extra-territori- ment that, while the bourgeois Press that I was to be shot. For ten days allty. But they would force the throughout the world was spreading there had been great anxiety about refugees to surrender by starving rumours of the terrible tortures to my fate. My solitary confinement them out.. which I was being subjected, I had bafled the neutral diplomatists. The Norwegian Legation was

a small dower There had been a terrible scene large house with between the Dutch Minister and house, where the besieged Allis Chicherin, during which both men slept, and a large garden. It oc- lost their tempers. The Dutch cupied the whole space between two Minister was persuaded that I was side streets, and both sides were going to be shot and had telegraph- entirely exposed to the public view. ed his conviction to London. The The Bolshevista surrounded the British Government had replied whole place with troops, allowed no with menacing note to the one to enter the gates, and shut off Bolshevista

the water supply and the electric The whole situation seemed hope-light less until Lenin was able to take a Every day half Moscow assembled band in affairs. After be recover-in the streets to see the fun. But, ed consciousness his first remark, it the Allies never surrendered. They was said, was: "Stop the Terror." took their exercise daily in the gar Gradually the hot-heads on both den. Whenever it rained they sides cooled down, and out of chaos rushed out with bath tubs to collect a scheme had been evolved whereby the drops. So far from looking: we were to be exchanged for Lit-starved they seemed to have grown vinoff and other Bolshevists in fatter They held out to the end, The bath tubs were, in fact, make England g

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(Continued on Page 11). They wanted to arrest them. At the

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