A "RED" WOMAN.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17748, 10 March 1927, Page 5

A "RED" WOMAN.

"MRS B.ORODIN'S ARREST. PEKING, March 8, A sensation has beep caused hy the news of the arrest and removal to Tsian-fu of Madame Borodin, three Soviet envoys and six Russian sailors on the orders of Chang-chung-chang, commander of the Anti-Red forces. The party's steamer was detained at Nanking, en i route to Hankow, as the result of | (lying the Soviet flag, and she was | boarded by Customs officials. The | passengers, when being examined, | refused to open their baggage, de- . claring that they were Soviet offi- | cials. As a result, the military were informed and forced open the bag-

gage, revealing several trunks of propaganda printed in Chinese and Russian., Madame Borodin gave her narhe as Grozberg and said she had private business at Hankow. The envoys described themselves as couriers of the Soviet Government engaged in diplomatic duties. Madame's trunks revealed details of the distribution of the contents among- anti-Red troops in Kiangau province. The ship was seized, the Recl flag hauled down and the Chinese naval flag hoisted. A strong protest has been made by the Soviet Embassy in Peking and iinmediate release is demanded of the ship and passengers. Official reports received in London show that Chang, after arresting and releasing Mrs Borodin, wife of the Russian adviser to the Cantonese forces, has now re-arrested her as well as her three male Jewish companions.