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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1931.

FOREIGNERS IN RED ROUND-UP IN

HARBIN.

TREATMENT BY POLICE: THE PASSPORT NUISANCE.

NANKING AUTHORITY

REPUDIATED..

Harlin, May

10-Considering

TOKYO.

SENSATIONAL DISCLOSURES BY POLICE.

HUGE ORGANIZATION" REVEALED,

P!

WOULD-BE SUICIDES.

FOUR ATTEMPTS OVER WEEK.

END ONE FATAL

One enso of micide and three cases of attempted suicide wore brought to the notice of the notice. over the week-end, in one of which,

soon as the discovery was made.

Tokyo, May 20,-With the remov-the victim, a woman, succumbed tó that the Chinese Government is at al of the Press han, further details opium poisoning in spite of the fact are now available regarding the that she was rushed to hospital as present anxious to abolish extra- territoriality, it would be supposed | Communist" round-up in February, that every effort would be made to 1930, when the Japanese polica ahow the foreigner that the treat conducted their third big round-up

nent wonted out to him would be of Heds since 1928.

It is revealed that sensational similar to that which he receives in his own country and such as his disclosures have been mado regard- nation gives to Chinees, and, there-ing the killing and wounding of fore, it would be supposed that in policemen, the dissemination of structions would be sent to all local authorities that they should net courteously to foreigners and abide strictly by the letter of the law.

Communist teachings in higher educational establishments, and the foiling of attempts to obtain arma and ammunition and to set fire to the Diet and other Government buildings.

A police report states that this

in 02, Wellington Street, and was woman, Clan Chat, aged 25, lived

found in a serious condition at 12.15 pm. on Saturday. She had taken an overdose of opium and WLS rushed to the Government Civil Hospital but in spite of all medical assistance, she died in less than an hour after admission.

The second ense sym-

young widow named Choung Sun Ying who lived at 2 Mai Hing! Street, Wanchai. It was slated that on Sunday at 4. pm, she took

As the result of the round-up 173

30 active Communists and

But the contrary is now to be eeen, and almost every week cases are occurring which prove that the authorities have decided to trent foreigners harshly, and the treat ment now being received by many pathisers, including a number of of them at the hands of the polies university professors, and well- and other authorities is such that known writers, were indicted at there is a doubt that upon the Tokyo, atialition of extraterritoriality, a

College Graduates.

concerned a

reign of harshness will commence. Ninety-three of the Communisten dose of mercurial poison in an

The abominable manner in which had received college educations and among them were I graduates of

a German citizen has been treated at The Langmueller Hotel, Mukden the Imperial University and 16 of by a Chinese official, fully reported Waseda University, while two of in the Manchuria Daily News, is the arrested professors held chairs a case in point. The German has in the Imperial University, ing been benten' and thrown into prison for no reason, the paper Tay well ask if this is how foreign- era are taing trented now what is to be expected when extraterritori-leader, who was arrested at Shang ality is abolished 1

hai in 1929 and Seigen Tanaka, who succeeded Sano..

German In Trouble.

In Hain during the week there have been

enses two passport wherein the conduct of the officials concerned could, hardly be called fair. A young man named Gerz,

The arrested persons included even women and the nephew of Geka Sano, the former Commuaist

Mest of the arrested persons were Tanaka's under 30 years of age. mother committed suicide on hear ing of her son's arrest.

Compared with the two previous round-ups, the round-up Inst year

Desperate Strugglés.

A number of tragic and melo dramatic incidents are recorded, these involving desperate struggles and the death or wounding of sov. cral policemen,

a German, whose permanent re-resulted in fewer indictments, but sidence is in Tientsin, a few months the movement appears to have been, ago took out

Visa from the more widespread and dangerous, as Chinese authorities in that town to several of the Communists were go to Germany and back. Travel armed with pistols and daggers ing via Siberia ho went to Berlin with which they resisted arrest. and before returning showed his passport to the German and Chi- nese authorities in Berlin, where he was assured that everything was in order. On reaching Man chuli ho was taken off the train and informed that he could not enter China. Other passengers in formed the German Consul at Har- bin and the matter was taken up by him, but it was five days before the police permitted the young man to travel as far as Harbin, where he is now in the Grand Hotel un der à bond provided by the hotel manager until auch time as the authorities discover that the vien issued in Tientsin a few monthe age is actually in order. Thus de; lay and cupenae have been caused for no reason.

The disclosures reveal interesting details on to the methods of func ing the movement, which apparent. ly came entirely from internal sources, no money having been re- ecived from abroad, though several of the leaders appear to have had· their training in Moscow,

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Other details inchide accounts of secret meetings, the organization of cells in dockyards al factories, and the pains taken to conceal the identity of netive participants, who The day before yesterday a dett were known by numbers instead of who is a resident of Shanghai names and, who were constantly

diately arrested for not having a purpose of evading the police. visn to enter China. Considering that he had come from Shanghai and is well known, some allowance might have been made for him, but the police officials declared that it was a suspicious.case owing to his not having taken a visa to travel from Shanghai to Harbin. He

came here with the intention of stopping two days only and will now be held until the police "make investigations" which may last & week or more.

"DOCTORS BEING

EXPLOITED."

PAID FOR ONLY ONE ROAD ACCIDENT CASE IN FIVE

attempt to commit suicide but her rash act" was found out and sho was taken to the hospital where it is stated that her condition is not regarded as serious.

Ching Ein Lin. a woman board- at 87, Hollywood Road, at tempted to end her life by taking an overdose of opium. She was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital where she is making good progress towards recovery.

The last case was from the Sham- shuipo district and concerned & woman who was taken to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from the

have been 'self-administered. effects of opiumm'poisoning stated to

ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST POINT.

MONEY AND JEWELLERY

STOLEN,

Four men, carried out a raid on the top floor of 230, Third Street, West Point, yesterday, and stole a quantity of jewellery and money to the value of over $900.

Entering the floor by means of a ruse at 7.30a.m., the gang frighten- ed the inmates by brandishing a dagger and knives. The inmates were driven into a room where they were bound and gagged.

After collecting their booty, the gang ran away in the direction of Queen's Road West. The alarm was raised, but the robbers had by this time made good their escape. A description of the men had been furnished to the police, who are in-

It is reported by the council, of the British Medical Association that they have discovered that docvestigating the matter. tore tending road accidents receiva payment in only about one case out of five.

Just over a week ago a Briton arrived and was stopped by the nassport authorities though he had a properly signed ying issued by the Chinese authorities in London. The Ministry of Health have This, Iwever, being in English, been unable to induce Total autho was not understood by the Inspec tors. Luckily, there happened to be n Chinese official present who was able to explain the situation to the police officer.

Antipathy to Foreigners.

rities to assume any liability in these cases beyond the existing policy fund arrangementa, na suK- gested by the council.

The council consider the position to be thoroughly unsatisfactory". and declare:

GRAF ZEPPELIN FOR NORTH POLE.

DR. ECKENER ON NAUTILUS’ CHANCES.

Friedricshafen, May 17-Inter-

flight of the airship Graf Zeppelin

to the North Pole in connection.

"The medical profession is un- The new Police Master of the Special Aroa, General Wang. Jui doubtedly being exploited in re- Hwa, has a strong antipathy to Kard to the treatment of theas viewed egarding the forth-coming foreigners of any nation, and for cases. But there does not appear the first time since the police ad to be any practicable solution of ministration of Harbin became the difficulty, the on way of se Chinese, the Chief of Police refuees curing payment apparently being to receive foreigners, excepting con by the rendering of an account to Rule, Shortly after his arrival the patient, leaving him to pay he received all the members either out of his own pocket, or the Press and stated that by recovery from any insurance they should always apply to company which is responsible for him if any

scripus. queation covering the risk of accidents to arose. Already

BOveral

applihim." entions have been made to him, but

of

Chemists and Doctors, he refuses to meet foreigners and hands them over to heads of de The Council also refers to the de- partments. Thus, csecs are occur.cision of the Minster of Health to ring where there seems to be no rovoke the provision prohibiting a redress, police having deliberately chemist from proming or offering entered British premises and acted any gift or reward to insured per contrary to the laws of China, sons as inducement to bring pre- Thoy alto state that, this being scriptions,

with Sir Herbert Wilkins' sub-, marine expedition, Dr Eckener declared that personally he would have preferred to undertake the light not before next year when the new and much larger Zeppelin airship has been finished which is destined for a regular air-service between Germany and America. However, in view of the much des- ired cooperation with the Nautilus, he could not mostpone this year's flight. As regards the prospects of special Area, the regulations of theIt is noted that the putting into the submarine expedition in the Nanking Government do not apply operation of the decision has been and the decision of the local delayed pending litigation, but the

Aretic sens, Dr. Eckener expressed official must be final

Council remark that the Minister's himself somewhat pessimistically, Even foreigners who have always action may have "a serious benr adding his sincere, hope that all been intensely loyal to the Chinese ing" upon future relations between will go o well and the crew of the are now being treated with dia: the Association and the Minister. respect, the police seting without The centenary meeting of the as-submarino. not suffer an even more any warning or official notice of sociation will be held at Worces dreadful fate than did so many any kind. Such extraordinary, ad ter next year, and Lord Davon courageous men in attempts to tion is able to lead to oppression of Penn, the King's physion, will and ropression.

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