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Soviet Officials Leave Shanghai.
GERMANS IN CHARGE.
When The Red Flag Was Lowered In Settlement:
Plight of Residents at Home.
SHORTAGE OF FOOD.
Men Struggling Miles Across Snow Fields.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Arrival of Last Contingent.
CHRISTMAS AT SEA.
Rough Passage For Middlesex And
Border Regiments.
Shanghai, Tuesday.
London, Yesterday. The Soviet Consulate-General The latest weather forecasti The last contingent of Class in Shanghai is now closed and the affords a hope that milder condi- "A" Reservists from China ar- keys are in the hands of Mr. F. tions will relieve the plight of the rived at Southampton this after- Thiel, Consul-General for Ger- Inhabitants of the towns and vill-noon on the transport "Somerset- many. Two ships carried away ages which are still snowbound, shire" with the Headquarters. on Saturday to Vladivostok a and in many of which real hard-shire" with the Headquarters. number of Soviet consular and ship is being endured owing to Thirteenth Infantry Brigade, the commercial officials as a result of the shortage of fuel and food First Battallon of the Middlesex the recent action of the National-supplies.
Regiment, and the First Bat- ist's.
Reports from all quarters tell talion of the Border Regiment. The str. "Sishan" left at 9:30 of men struggling for miles on The vessel had a very rough a.m. with Comrade B. Koslovsky, foot or horseback across, flelds passage during the past week, Consul-General for the U.S.S.R.deep in snow to take food sup- having met with heavy squails in and other officials on board and plies to remote districts, and of the Bay of Biscay. the str. "Haiyen" left at 2.45 pm, the gallant efforts made by doc- The troops, however, enjoyed the same day with officials of the tors to reach patients in jaolated their Christmas dinner, and the Scviet Mercantile Fleet and Soviet Į places.
children received gifts from large Christmas Tree-Reuter.
DRAGON TÄNKS.
Even London has been threat-Crushing a Road Through the ened with shortage of fuel and
Snow. food supplies.
Rugby, Yesterday.
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KTrade Union and also with other The work of clearing the roads representatives of the Soviet or- of snowdrifts has been rendered ganisations in Shanghai-number-even more difficult by the severe ing 16 in all. They were escort- frost, which has turned drifts ed to a launch by the S. M. into masses of ice. Police, the red flag being lower- ed before their departure from the Consulate. The str. "Sishan" left port with some 20 officials in- Coal merchants have been get- A strong North-easterly wind, cluding Comrade Koslovsky, Con- ting supplies of coal satisfactorily reaching to gale force in many sul-General; Comrade Meladin, by train, but have been unable to parts of Southern England, con- Vice-Consul; Comrade Sorokin, deliver to householders owing to tinues. Except in towns and on agent of the Soviet Mercantile the icebound streets.
some of the main roads in the Fleet; and Comrade V. Rover, In Covent Garden supplies of country, which have been cleared, manager of the Tass News vegetables are short, as these accumulations of snow still Agency, the Soviet news organ-come mainly by road. Milk sup- greatly hamper traffic but in. ization. No furniture was taken plies have been considerably many districts all vehicular move away by the officials.
affected, but are now being de- ment on roads is nearly suspend livered nearly normally.
ed. Even where snow ploughs French People Held Up. have cut tracks they have in many A large number of French parts filled up by drifts blown by people is held up in England high winds. In many small vill- through an accident to the Chan- ages, isolated by the storm, such nel steamer "Engadine," which as en Dartmoor and the hamlets of Soviet citizens. Those desiring made a fresh start for Paris to- of Devonshire, the prospect of a visas must apply to Mukden and day by the Newhaven-Dieppe food shortage is causing some no passport visas can be granted | route.
anxiety, particularly as the con-
Offices Closed.
The German Consul-General has received no definite instruc- tions in regard to passport visas but it is understood that he is authorised not to visa passports
here to those desiring to travel Others waited at Folkestone dition of the snowbound villagers to Harbin.
for the "Maid of Orleans," which is becoming worse as a gale con- Acting on the request of the left Boulogne for Folkestone at tinues to pile up deeper snow Nanking Government, the S. M. midday with 836 passengers drifts. Police visited some 40 offices oc-aboard and was afterward leaving Dragon tanks were used yes cupied by Soviet citizens and as for Boulogne again.
terday to crush a road through
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a result these offices are now It was hoped this morning that the snow for a 'bus service from closed. It is probable that there a French boat would be available Salisbury to the military camp will be other citizens sent away for passengers wishing to cross at Tidworth which, like many in the near future.
from Dover to Calais, but at mid-small villages in the neighbouring day it was announced that there counties, had been isolated for A report says that the Soviet would be no Dover-Calais sailing three days. str. "Simferopol" arrived at to-day. Tsingtao on December 17, flying The Newhaven-Dieppe and the Nationalist flag in the belief Southampton-Le Havre services that Tsingtao was under the con- are normal.
the
Most of the serious effects of the snowstorm have been experi- enced in Kent where scores of motor-cars have been caught in snow drifts and some cottages on the high lands have been almost
trol of the Southerners. The "Aquitania" in Difficulty.
When ship was arrested and fined $1,800
Cunard liner by the Northern administration "Aquitania" arrived at Cherbourg buried. in occupation.
last evening en route to New York
Damage By Floods. The following notification, her Commander, Sir James Most serious damage has been which appeared as an advertise- Charles, decided that the high occasioned by floods, and the Can- ment in Saturday's issue of the wind and heavy seas made it too terbury Corporation has organ "North China Daily News" has hazardous to go into harbour.ised a service of small boats and been posted at the former Soviet | The liner had to cruise round out-carts for delivering food, fuel and Consulate General by Mr. F: side the harbour all night. She maila to families marooned in Thiel, German Consul-General:- managed to enter at nine o'clock streets submerged in two or three I HEREBY notify that I this morning, after being held up feet of water, owing to the over- have, acting under instructions over twelve hours.-British Wire-flowing of the river Stour. from my home government and|less Service. with the consent of the local Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, to-day taken charge of the building of the Consulate- General of the U.S.S.R. and of
The upper Medway River invad- the interests of citizens of the
ed Maidstone yesterday and the U.S.S.R. residing in the pro- | The Arctic conditions of extra-tramway and electric lighting ser-* vinces of Kiangsu, Chekiang, ordinary severity have trans-vices were suspended, owing to Kiangsi, Anhui and Fukien, formed Britain into a frozen the generating station being They may, if in the desert.
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Snow Drifta 10 to 20 Feet Deep.
London, Yesterday.
All available halls have been requisitioned by an emergency committee for the accommodation of those whose homes have been rendered uninhabitable.
course of their Inwful Heavy snow falls have blocked The position is now reported as pursuita-the-necessity arises the roads, isolated-towns and improving.
to
have Consular assist villages, interrupted telegraphs The gale in the English Chan- ance, apply to the German and telephones, swallowed up nel is still blowing with almost Consulate-General provided al- sheep and cattle, and dislocated hurricane force and for the fourth ways that they refrain from the food market. Many cases are day in succession, steamer ser political activities and special- completely cut off from food sup-vices from Dover were cancelled ly from any attempt to meddle piles. with internul Chinese affairs.
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A number of the main roads On the railways conditions have has been partially cleared by a rapidly improved and the services prodigious effort. Many have on most of the lines are now nor- again been blocked by the heavy mal.-British, Wireless Service. winds shifting snowdrifts often
Gale Abating, 10 to 20 feet deep.
London, Yesterday. Employment is heavy.
While sunshine and freezing cold Snow ploughs have permitted continuo daily to visit Britain the The Police yesterday arrested traffic on the main railway lines, severe gale n the Channel is abat. Dentist. two Chinese who arrived from but numerous branch lines are Orleans" conveyed de Fleuriau and ing.The steamer "Maid of Canada on board the "Empress of abandoned as hopeless. Asia," for the unlawful pesacasion Appalling Conditions."
other stormstayed travellers to Folkestone and brought back 1,180| mari LI Ching-sin, had in - four.
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ms including two afternoon, a young Chinese woman England, including Ambassador women and four smugglers who had attempted to jump overboard but Fleuriau, are marooned indefinite-Just crossed the border with contra- was prevented by another woman, ly at Boulogne Reuter, band. who, pulled her back just as she was (Continued at foot of neet The Follah authorities have call-
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